Booking and Release Process
Knowing how it works can help you avoid mistakes
Booking and Bail in California
Wheather a person has been arrested for domestic violence, DUI, DWI or any other offense the process is the same. Persons taken into custody by the Police or Sheriff's Department will be held at either the Police Station Jail, Sheriff's Station Jail or will be transfered to the Los Angeles County Jail (IRC) and will be kept there until their first court date called the "Arraignment." Bail is allowed to be posted in any facility 24hrs a day, 7 days a week.
Before a bail bond is turned in and accepted, the arrestee must pass a background check through "Live Scan", which is a machine that is linked to a county, state and national database. That database will notify the authorities of any possible holds, warrants, or aliases that might prevent release or increase the total bail amount of an arrestee. Once the results of the Live Scan come back from the various government agencies, that person is then "cleared" to bond out. At this time, a jailor will review and accept a Bail Bond for an arrestee and release them on the Bail Bond.
From the time a Bail Bond is turned in, it takes between 30 minutes and 3 hours for a release depending on the facility where the person is being held. Release times do vary based on the workload of the jail's staff as well as the type of facility. Once out, a person will need to complete his or her part of the paper work, take a picture, and make sure to show up to each and every court date thereafter.
More about Van Nuys California
Van Nuys, started in 1911, is located in the heart of the San Fernando Valley, and is home to about 100,000 residents. The main thoroughfare, Van Nuys Boulevard, functions almost as a county seat; The Government Center which contains a branch of the Los Angeles County Superior Court, the Van Nuys police station, a branch of the Los Angeles Public Library and many other government buildings are located along the boulevard. Van Nuys is also home to many historical building including Van Nuys High School built in 1914 and St. Elisabeth Catholic Church built in 1920. Other notable locations in Van Nuys include the Japanese Gardens, located at 6100 Woodley Avenue, the Sepulveda Dam, and the Van Nuys Airport. The gardens were officially opened in 1984 and have been ranked tenth out of 300 Japanese gardens in the United States. The Sepulveda Dam, built in 1941, was a project part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineering, and keeps water to avoid flooding of the Los Angeles River. The airport is currently the worlds busiest general aviation airport; no large commercial airlines fly through the airport, but it is used for chartered, private and some small commercial airlines. Van Nuys was also once home to the Van Nuys Assembly Plant, a branch for the General Motors Chevrolet manufacturing division, until it closed in 1998. After closing down of the plant, the land was converted into a shopping mall called The Plant.
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