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500 Third Ave · Chula Vista
South County Regional Center —
Bail Bonds & Court Information
Chula Vista's regional courthouse on Third Avenue. Criminal, family, traffic, and restraining orders for South Bay — and the South Bay Detention Facility two blocks away where the bond actually gets filed.
Call (818) 241-2171
South County Regional Center
500 3rd Ave, Chula Vista, CA 91910
(619) 746-6200
Court hours Monday–Friday · Armstrong Bail Bonds open 24 hours
We post bonds for defendants whose cases are heard here from our staffed Glendale office at Glendale, California.
(818) 241-2171
Table Of Contents
Welcome to Armstrong Bail Bonds. Click on the buttons below to navigate to any area quickly!
Courthouse Overview
Hours Of Operation
Our Reviews
Charges We Handle
Departments & Case Types
How To Post Bail
Jails & Stations Feeding This Courthouse
Cities Heard At This Courthouse
Bail FAQs
Courthouse Overview
The South County Regional Center is at 500 Third Avenue in Chula Vista, in the civic center area a few blocks off the 5. It carries South Bay's criminal, family, traffic, and restraining order calendars — Chula Vista, National City, Imperial Beach, Bonita, and the southern reach of the City of San Diego down to the border.
Custody is close by. The South Bay Detention Facility sits nearby on Third Avenue and takes South Bay bookings, though longer holds move out to the Otay Mesa complex — George Bailey for men, and Rock Mountain and East Mesa in the same corridor.
Two operational notes worth knowing before you drive down. This location no longer runs a civil and small claims business office, so those filings route elsewhere in the county. And misdemeanor walk-ins are not accepted here as a matter of course — matters are handled by appointment. If you were planning to simply show up at a window, call the courthouse first at (619) 746-6200.
Border proximity adds one more variable that is specific to South County: some arrests in this part of the county are federal rather than county matters, and a federal hold is not a county bail situation at all. We identify which system has the person before quoting anything.
Official court information: San Diego Superior Court — court locations
At A Glance
- South County Regional Center
- 500 3rd Ave, Chula Vista, CA 91910
- (619) 746-6200
- Bail bonds posted 24/7, including nights, weekends, and court holidays
Hours Of Operation
Court hours and jail release timing are two different clocks. South County Regional Center runs on a weekday court calendar; the jail holding your family member runs 24 hours a day.
| Courthouse building opens | 7:30 a.m., Monday – Friday |
|---|---|
| Business office phone hours | 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., Monday – Friday |
| Criminal, traffic & restraining orders | (619) 746-6200 |
| Family Court Services | (619) 746-6097 |
| Saturday, Sunday & court holidays | Closed |
| Armstrong Bail Bonds | Open 24 hours, every day |
Court hours and jail release timing are separate systems. San Diego Superior Court keeps weekday hours; the facility holding a defendant accepts a bail bond at any hour, including nights, weekends, and court holidays.
San Diego Superior Court business offices answer phones from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Monday through Friday. Our San Diego office line, (619) 560-0106, is answered 24 hours a day.
Release timing follows the facility, not the courthouse. A municipal jail release can move in a couple of hours; a county facility commonly runs longer, and longer still overnight and on weekends.
Our Reviews
Real feedback from families we've helped release loved ones across San Diego County — sourced live from Google.
Charges We Handle
Every charge type and financing option we write for defendants whose cases are calendared at South County Regional Center. Open any page for statutes, bail schedule figures, and payment terms.
1% Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for 1% bail bonds.
1275 Hold Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for 1275 hold bail bonds.
2% Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for 2% bail bonds.
24-Hour Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for 24-hour bail bonds.
Affordable Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for affordable bail bonds.
Assault & Battery Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for assault & battery bail bonds.
Burglary Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for burglary bail bonds.
Cosigner Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for cosigner bail bonds.
Domestic Violence Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for domestic violence bail bonds.
Drug Charge Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for drug charge bail bonds.
DUI Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for dui bail bonds.
Elder Abuse Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for elder abuse bail bonds.
Failure To Appear Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for failure to appear bail bonds.
Felony Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for felony bail bonds.
Gun & Weapons Charge Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for gun & weapons charge bail bonds.
Manslaughter Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for manslaughter bail bonds.
Misdemeanor Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for misdemeanor bail bonds.
Murder Charge Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for murder charge bail bonds.
No-Collateral Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for no-collateral bail bonds.
No Money Down Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for no money down bail bonds.
Online Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for online bail bonds.
Probation Violation Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for probation violation bail bonds.
Robbery Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for robbery bail bonds.
Theft Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for theft bail bonds.
Traffic & Vehicle Code Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for traffic & vehicle code bail bonds.
Warrant Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for warrant bail bonds.
Departments & Case Types
South Bay's regional docket, with two limitations worth knowing in advance.
Criminal
Felony and misdemeanor calendars for South Bay arrests. Misdemeanor walk-ins are not generally accepted here — matters are handled by appointment, so call before making the trip.
Family Law
Family calendars with Family Court Services on site at (619) 746-6097.
Civil Harassment & Elder Abuse Restraining Orders
South County restraining order petitions, including elder and dependent adult abuse.
Traffic & Minor Offenses
South Bay traffic and infraction calendars.
Not Here: Civil & Small Claims Business Office
This location no longer operates a civil and small claims business office. Small claims business is handled at the Hall of Justice downtown.
How To Post Bail At South County Regional Center
Bail review and reduction motions in California run under Penal Code §1270.1, and the starting figure comes from the San Diego County Superior Court felony and misdemeanor bail schedule.
A South Bay bond is filed at the facility holding the defendant. On a fresh booking that is often the South Bay Detention Facility on Third Avenue near the courthouse, or a city jail in Chula Vista or National City before transfer.
Longer county custody moves to the Otay Mesa corridor — George Bailey Detention Facility for men, with Rock Mountain and East Mesa in the same area. Women go to Las Colinas in Santee, which is the long drive from South Bay. We post at all of them.
Near the border, confirm the system before the money. A Border Patrol or federal arrest is a federal detention matter, not a county bail schedule matter, and no county bail bond will release someone on a federal hold. We check first and tell you plainly which one you are dealing with.
Every bond we write is issued by a California Department of Insurance licensed bail agent under Cal. Ins. Code §1800, at the statutory 10% premium.
If A Court Date Here Is Missed
A missed appearance at South County Regional Center can mean a forfeited bond and a bench warrant the same day. There is a statutory window to bring the defendant back before forfeiture becomes a judgment against the cosigner — call us immediately. Failure to appear bail bonds →
Jails & Stations Feeding This Courthouse
South Bay arrests are held at these facilities while the case is calendared in Chula Vista.
South Bay Detention Facility
500 3rd Ave, Chula Vista, CA 91910
The Sheriff's South Bay booking facility, near the courthouse on Third Avenue.
View PageChula Vista Police Jail
315 Fourth Ave, Chula Vista, CA 91910
Chula Vista PD holding before county transfer.
View PageNational City Police Jail
1200 National City Blvd, National City, CA 91950
National City PD holding before county transfer.
View PageGeorge Bailey Detention Facility
446 Alta Rd, San Diego, CA 92158
Longer male custody in the Otay Mesa corridor.
View PageLas Colinas Detention & Reentry Facility
451 Riverview Pkwy, Santee, CA 92071
Women arrested in South Bay are housed in Santee.
View PageImperial Beach Sheriff's Station
845 Imperial Beach Blvd, Imperial Beach, CA 91932
The Sheriff's station covering Imperial Beach and Bonita.
View PageCities Heard At This Courthouse
These South Bay communities have their cases calendared at 500 Third Avenue.
Chula Vista Bail Bonds
The courthouse is in Chula Vista.
View City PageNational City Bail Bonds
National City arrests are calendared here.
View City PageImperial Beach Bail Bonds
Imperial Beach is heard in South County.
View City PageBonita Bail Bonds
Bonita, unincorporated and Sheriff-patrolled, routes here.
View City PageSan Diego Bail Bonds
Southern San Diego neighborhoods near the border route to South County.
View City PageBail FAQs
Questions specific to South County Regional Center — the calendar, the bail process here, and how release timing actually works.
Who is writing this bond
A family that has posted bail in California since 1926
Cecil C. Armstrong opened our Glendale office in 1926. Four generations later, Bill Armstrong (CEO) and Nikki Armstrong (Co-CEO & Licensed Bail Agent) — the fourth generation of the family — still run the company, and our agents still answer the phone themselves. When you call about an arrest in Los Angeles or San Diego County, you reach a licensed Armstrong agent, not a national call center that hands your file to a stranger in another state.
- CA Bail License
- #1214401
- Glendale · LA County
- (818) 241-2171
- San Diego County
- (619) 560-0106