The booking desk gave you a code or a dollar figure, and you need to know what it means. The answer sits in the Los Angeles County bail schedule, two court documents packed with statute numbers.
Quick answer: The Los Angeles County bail schedule is two Superior Court documents, felony and misdemeanor, both effective January 1, 2026. Most charges get CR, BR, MR or a dollar amount. CR, BR and MR carry $0 bail. A dollar amount means money bail before arraignment, and a bond premium is 10% of it at the standard rate.
What is the Los Angeles County bail schedule?
It is the Superior Court's standard first answer for each charge after an arrest. Penal Code 1269b(c) requires the judges in each county to adopt a countywide schedule and revise it each year. The Los Angeles court posts felony, misdemeanor and infraction schedules on its bail page at lacourt.ca.gov.
Each 2026 edition lists a code section, an offense and a last column called the Pre-Arraignment Release Protocol, or PARP, and the felony edition adds a serious-or-violent flag. Since October 1, 2023, the PARP has decided which eligible arrestees go home without paying. The court ties it to the California Supreme Court's 2021 ruling in In re Humphrey, which held that release cannot depend on ability to pay alone. A jail officer can accept bail at the scheduled amount, in cash or through a surety bond.
Which arrests does the schedule cover?
The schedule covers arrests made without a warrant and applies until the first court appearance.
A warrant carries its own bail. Under Penal Code 815a, the magistrate fixes bail when issuing the warrant and writes the amount on it. The court's schedule says the magistrate may use its figures or choose others.
After the first appearance, the judge sets bail (PC 1269b(b)). The court's schedule lets the judge go above or below it. Arraignment follows within 48 hours excluding Sundays and holidays, counted from the arrest (PC 825), at a courthouse such as Pomona Courthouse South, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766.
Pomona Police book an arrest at Pomona City Jail, 490 W. Mission Blvd., Pomona, CA 91766, and the schedule applies from that booking.
What if the case is in San Bernardino County, or is a traffic ticket?
A different document applies. Penal Code 1269b(b) points to the schedule of the county where the defendant must appear. The county line between Los Angeles and San Bernardino forms much of Pomona's southern and eastern border. San Bernardino Superior Court posts its own felony and misdemeanor bail schedule, which took effect January 1, 2026. The San Bernardino County Sheriff runs West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga. See out-of-county transfer bonds for bonds that cross the line.
Vehicle Code infractions follow a third track: the Judicial Council's uniform traffic penalty schedule. For traffic bonds, see traffic bail bonds.
How do you read a charge's entry: CR, BR, MR or a dollar amount?
Look at the last column first. Most rows hold one of four entries.
- CR (Cite and Release): the officer releases the person with a promise to appear. Bail is $0.
- BR (Book and Release): the officer books the person, then releases them with a promise to appear, and bail is $0.
- MR (Magistrate Review): a magistrate reviews the arrest. Bail is $0, yet MR does not mean release. The magistrate may order release, attach non-financial conditions or hold the person until arraignment. During that wait, you cannot post a bond.
- A dollar amount: money bail applies. The person posts it or stays in custody until arraignment.
The S and V flags mark serious and violent felonies, yet the burglary row below carries an S and reads MR.
Two common situations turn CR or BR into magistrate review. A person on felony probation, parole or post-release community supervision goes to a magistrate, and so does a person with three or more failures to appear in the past three years on certain charges. Our pre-arraignment release protocol page covers the $0 tracks.
What do the 2026 entries look like for common charges?
These ten rows come from the LA County bail schedule 2026 editions. Page numbers match the PDFs, and each entry applies to a warrantless arrest before arraignment.
| Charge | Code | Schedule and page | 2026 entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petty theft | PC 488 | Misdemeanor, p. 18 | CR |
| Shoplifting, $950 or less | PC 459.5 | Misdemeanor, p. 18 | BR |
| DUI without injury | VC 23152 | Misdemeanor, p. 31 | BR, or MR with a 23580 allegation (two or more priors within 10 years) |
| Domestic battery without traumatic injury | PC 243(e) | Misdemeanor, p. 14 | $20,000 |
| Grand theft over $950 | PC 487(a), (b) | Felony, p. 20 | BR |
| Grand theft, taken from the person | PC 487(c) | Felony, p. 20 | MR |
| Possession for sale of specified drugs | HS 11351 | Felony, p. 25 | BR |
| Burglary of an inhabited home, no person present | PC 459 | Felony, p. 19 | MR (flagged S) |
| Assault with a deadly weapon (no firearm) | PC 245(a)(1) | Felony, p. 14 | $30,000 |
| Robbery, second degree | PC 211 | Felony, p. 13 | $50,000 |
The same code can carry different entries. Burglary of a home splits three ways: first degree with a person present is $50,000, an inhabited home with no person present is MR, and all other burglary is BR. PC 273.5 reads $30,000 on the misdemeanor schedule and $50,000 on the felony schedule. Find your charge on the right schedule and read the whole row.
How do enhancements change the amount?
Extra allegations add money on the felony schedule. Penal Code 1269b(e) tells the judges to add bail for enhancing factors, and the court's Felony Bail Computation Worksheet does the arithmetic. It starts with the highest scheduled offense, then adds the enhancements. Sample 2026 figures:
- Street-gang allegation: $40,000
- Firearm involved in the offense: $50,000
- Each prior serious or violent felony: $50,000
- Pending felony charge, parole or felony probation: $25,000, added once
Second-degree robbery is $50,000. Add a firearm allegation and the worksheet reads $100,000. Add a pending felony case and it reads $125,000.
A $0 charge follows another rule. If a CR, BR or MR charge carries an enhancement with a dollar figure, that figure becomes the pre-arraignment amount and the worksheet adds nothing more. Drug possession for sale is BR, for example, while the weight enhancement under Health and Safety Code 11370.4 lists $10,000.
What can a family do about the number?
Under the court's schedule, an attorney, friend or family member can request lower bail or release on a promise to appear from a magistrate (PC 1269c). The request goes through the court's Pre-Arraignment Support Unit, (213) 633-6350, and must come within two hours of booking. The unit takes calls 24 hours a day. The schedule allows no money bail reduction before arraignment for the offenses listed in PC 1270.1(a), which include most serious and violent felonies and domestic battery under PC 243(e)(1).
At arraignment, the judge can depart from the schedule and from the earlier release decision. If a CR, BR or MR charge receives money bail then, the 2026 guidelines read CR $25,000, BR $50,000 and MR $75,000 on the felony schedule, and CR $1,000 to $5,000, BR $15,000 and MR $30,000 on the misdemeanor schedule.
What does a scheduled amount cost as a bond in Pomona?
A bond premium is 10% of the bail amount at the standard rate, so a $30,000 bail carries a $3,000 premium. In most cases the agency keeps the premium after a dismissal. The bail bond cost guide lays out the two surrender exceptions. A filed 8% rate is open to some clients, including union members, veterans, active military and people with a private defense attorney. Qualifying clients can also arrange a low down payment. See felony bail bonds for serious charges and misdemeanor bail bonds for lower-level ones.
With a $0 entry, ask first whether you need a bond at all. With CR or BR, nothing needs posting before arraignment unless an exception applies, and our pre-arraignment release protocol page explains when you still need a bond. With MR, you cannot post a bond until the magistrate decides.
Call (888) 998-9511 at any hour and we start work then. The jail controls posting and release, and in our experience the release window is 2-6 hours.
Common Questions About the Los Angeles County Bail Schedule
What is the 2026 bail schedule for Los Angeles County?
It is a pair of Superior Court documents, a felony schedule and a misdemeanor schedule, both effective January 1, 2026. Each row lists a code section, an offense and a last-column entry of CR, BR, MR or a dollar amount. The court posts both, plus an infraction schedule, at lacourt.ca.gov.
How much is a $1,000 bail bond?
The premium is 10% of the bail at the standard rate, so $100 on $1,000 bail. Eligible veterans, union members and private-attorney clients can get a filed 8% rate, which would be $80. Your agent confirms the exact amount, and our $1,000 bail bond answer covers the details.
What is the bail schedule in California?
California has no statewide felony or misdemeanor schedule. Penal Code 1269b has the superior court judges in each county adopt and revise a countywide schedule for felonies, misdemeanors and infractions other than Vehicle Code infractions. Los Angeles County and San Bernardino County publish different schedules, so you follow the schedule of the county where the defendant must appear.
What are the Uniform Bail and Penalty Schedules for California in 2026?
The Judicial Council adopts a uniform traffic penalty schedule each year for nonparking infractions (Vehicle Code 40310), and Penal Code 1269b(c) leaves Vehicle Code infractions out of each county's bail schedule. For exact 2026 amounts, check the Judicial Council's current traffic schedule or the citation.
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