21356 S. Avalon Blvd · Carson
Carson Station
The Sheriff's station that handles every arrest inside Carson city limits — and the last point where a bond can be posted before the case moves downtown.
Table Of Contents
A station is where an arrest starts, not where someone stays. This page covers who Carson Station serves, what happens after booking, and why posting before transfer changes the timeline.
Station Overview
What Carson Station actually is, and what happens there.
Hours & Contact
When bail can be posted, and how to reach the facility directly.
Our Reviews
What families say after a Los Angeles County bond actually got posted.
Bail Options & Charges We Handle
All 19 California charge pages and all 9 payment structures in one grid.
Booking & Transfer Process
The real sequence from the arresting agency to release.
How To Post Bail Before County Transfer
The statutes behind the number, and what changes at arraignment.
Nearby Courthouses
Where the case is actually heard once someone is in custody.
Cities & Areas Served
The cities and areas this page's coverage actually applies to.
Related Facilities
Where these bookings go next, and the full county directory.
Bail FAQs
The questions families ask most about this facility.
Station Overview
Carson Station serves the incorporated city limits of Carson under contract with the LA County Sheriff's Department — one of 42 LA County cities that contracts with LASD rather than running its own police department.
That contract arrangement decides the whole custody path. There is no Carson city jail and no municipal police department holding facility in the picture: an arrest here is a county arrest from the first minute, which is simpler to trace than an arrest by an independent city department, and faster to act on.
The station itself handles the arrest, the booking paperwork, and short-term holding. Nobody stays at a patrol station — bookings that aren't resolved locally move into the county system, and the downtown Inmate Reception Center is the standard destination.
That transfer is the single biggest variable in how long a release takes. Posting a bond while someone is still at the station consistently beats waiting for downtown processing to complete, which routinely runs many hours.
Someone booked at Carson Station?
(213) 510-2764Call now, before the transfer downtown. A full legal name and date of birth is enough for us to confirm the bail amount and start the bond immediately.
At A Glance
Station
LASD Carson Station
Address
21356 S. Avalon Blvd, Carson, CA 90745
Phone
(310) 830-1123
Service area
The incorporated city limits of Carson
Policing model
LASD contract city — no independent municipal police department
Transfers to
Inmate Reception Center, 450 Bauchet St, Los Angeles
Hours & Contact
Booking and bail run 24 hours a day. Station business — records, property, general inquiries — runs on normal weekday hours, and those two schedules get confused constantly.
Facility Schedule
Bail, visits, and release timing
Arrest & booking
24 hours a day, every day
Bail posting
Any hour — at the station before transfer, or at the IRC cashier downtown afterward
Station phone
(310) 830-1123
Non-emergency station business
Standard weekday business hours
Emergencies
911
A patrol station is not a visiting facility. Once someone transfers into county custody, visits are scheduled through the Sheriff's Department system rather than at Carson Station.
A county inmate search can come back empty for hours after a Carson arrest — the county record is created downtown, not at the station, so an empty result early on does not mean the arrest did not happen.
The window between booking and transfer is the fastest opportunity in the entire process. It is also short and unpredictable, which is why calling immediately matters more than having every document ready.
Station-level release timing is never guaranteed, and transport can leave sooner than anyone expects. Call as soon as you know about the arrest — we work the station and the downtown facility in parallel rather than waiting to see which one has the record first.
Our Reviews
Real reviews from the families we’ve helped — pulled straight from Google.
Bail Options & Charges We Handle
Every California charge type and every payment structure we write, available for an arrest handled by Carson Station.
California Charge Pages
DUI / DWI Bail Bonds
24-hour bail for drunk-driving arrests under Vehicle Code §23152.
View pageDomestic Violence Bail Bonds
Bail and protective-order guidance for PC §273.5 and §243(e)(1) cases.
View pageDrug Possession & Drug Charge Bail Bonds
Bail for possession, sales, trafficking, and prescription-related cases.
View pageTheft Bail Bonds
Bail for petty theft, grand theft, shoplifting, and receipt of stolen property.
View pageBurglary Bail Bonds
Bail for first-degree, second-degree, and auto burglary under PC §459.
View pageRobbery Bail Bonds
Bail for armed and unarmed robbery charges under PC §211.
View pageWarrant Bail Bonds
Clear bench warrants and arrest warrants fast without unnecessary jail time.
View pageElder Abuse Bail Bonds
Bail for financial, physical, or neglect-based elder abuse charges.
View pageManslaughter Bail Bonds
Bail for voluntary, involuntary, and vehicular manslaughter under PC §192.
View pageMurder Charge Bail Bonds
Bail for first-degree and second-degree murder charges under PC §187.
View pageMisdemeanor Bail Bonds
Bail for misdemeanors with quick release and flexible payment plans.
View pageFelony Bail Bonds
Bail for felony charges and serious criminal allegations.
View pageTraffic & Vehicle Code Bail Bonds
Bail for reckless driving, hit-and-run, and suspended-license arrests.
View pageAssault & Battery Bail Bonds
Bail for simple battery, assault, and aggravated assault cases.
View pageFailure To Appear (FTA) Bail Bonds
Bail for FTA warrants and missed court dates.
View pageProbation Violation Bail Bonds
Bail for technical and substantive probation violations.
View pageWeapons Charge Bail Bonds
Bail for illegal firearm, concealed carry, and weapons allegations.
View pageFederal Charge Bail Bonds
Bail for federal court charges and pretrial release.
View pageImmigration Bonds
Bonds for ICE detainers and immigration court proceedings.
View pagePayment & Financing Options
1% Bail Bonds
Start the bail process for a fraction of the standard premium.
View page1275 Hold Bail Bonds
Specialized bonds for PC 1275 holds requiring a source-of-funds hearing.
View page2% Bail Bonds
Low down-payment option for qualified cosigners and collateral.
View page24-Hour Bail Bonds
Bonds posted any time, day or night, including weekends and holidays.
View pageAffordable Bail Bonds
Payment plans designed to fit most budgets and credit profiles.
View pageCosigner Bail Bonds
Use a qualified cosigner to strengthen the application and lower upfront cost.
View pageNo-Collateral Bail Bonds
Signature-release options when qualifying employment and residence criteria are met.
View pageNo Money Down Bail Bonds
Deferred-down arrangements that let release move forward immediately.
View pageOnline Bail Bonds
Complete paperwork, payment, and signatures digitally from any location.
View pageBooking & Transfer Process
Six real steps, from a deputy's arrest in Carson to release — with the transfer downtown as the step that decides the timeline.
Arrest In Carson
Carson Station deputies make the arrest anywhere inside Carson city limits. Because Carson contracts with LASD, this is a Sheriff's arrest from the start.
Booking At The Station
Identification, paperwork, and short-term holding happen at 21356 S. Avalon Blvd. Call the station directly at (310) 830-1123 to confirm someone is there.
Bail Set From The County Schedule
Bail comes off the Los Angeles County bail schedule at booking, which means it is postable right away rather than waiting for an arraignment.
Post Before Transfer — The Fast Path
A bond posted while someone is still at Carson Station avoids the entire downtown processing queue. This is consistently the fastest possible outcome.
Transfer To The Inmate Reception Center
Unresolved bookings transport downtown to 450 Bauchet Street for full county booking, medical screening, and classification.
Classification, Housing & Release
After classification, men are housed downtown and women are generally housed at the Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood. A bond posted at this stage is paid at the IRC cashier, open 24/7.
How To Post Bail Before County Transfer
Premium on a California bail bond is set by the rate filed with the Department of Insurance under Cal. Ins. Code §1800. The starting bail figure comes from the Los Angeles Superior Court’s felony and misdemeanor bail schedule, adopted under Penal Code §1269b, and review or reduction of that figure runs under Penal Code §1270.1.
Timing is the whole game at a patrol station. Bail posted before the transport downtown ends the matter in hours; bail posted after it has to wait for county intake, medical screening, and classification to finish first.
Nobody needs to drive to Carson or downtown to make this happen. We handle paperwork, signatures, and payment remotely and post the bond wherever the defendant actually is at the time.
Because the figure comes off the county schedule at booking, there is no reason to wait for a hearing — and a judge can still adjust it or grant own-recognizance release at arraignment.
Qualifying cosigners can start as low as 1% down on approved credit.
If A Court Date Is Missed After Release
A bond written for Carson Station stays live through every appearance until the case resolves. A missed date can mean a forfeited bond and a bench warrant the same day, with a limited statutory window to bring the defendant back before the forfeiture becomes a judgment against the cosigner.
Failure To Appear Bail BondsNearby Courthouses
Carson cases are heard at the Compton Courthouse, which holds confirmed jurisdiction over Carson, Compton, Lynwood, and Paramount.
Compton Courthouse
200 W. Compton Blvd, Compton, CA 90220
Los Angeles Superior Court. (310) 605-4011. Confirmed jurisdiction over Carson, Compton, Lynwood, and Paramount — this is where a Carson case is actually heard, not downtown.
Cities & Areas Served
Carson Station's coverage is a single city, which makes the routing unusually clean: if the arrest happened inside Carson city limits, this is the station.
Full Los Angeles County City DirectoryBail FAQs
Is there a Carson city jail?
No. Carson contracts with the Sheriff's Department instead of running its own police department, so there is no municipal jail. Carson Station handles booking and short-term holding, and unresolved bookings transfer into the county system downtown.
Can bail be posted at Carson Station itself?
Yes — and that is the fastest option by a wide margin. A bond posted before the transport downtown skips the entire county intake queue. Once someone has moved to the Inmate Reception Center, the bond is posted at the IRC cashier instead, which is open 24 hours.
How long before someone shows up in the county inmate search?
Often several hours. The county record is created downtown at intake, not at Carson Station, so an early search coming back empty is normal. Rather than refreshing it, call us — we work the station directly.
Which courthouse handles a Carson arrest?
The Compton Courthouse at 200 W. Compton Blvd, (310) 605-4011. It holds confirmed jurisdiction over Carson along with Compton, Lynwood, and Paramount.
What happens to a woman arrested in Carson?
The same booking process applies at the station, but after downtown classification women are generally housed at the Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood rather than in a downtown facility. We post bonds at either location around the clock.
Post A Bond At Carson Station
Licensed agents, 24 hours a day, including nights, weekends, and holidays. Full legal name and date of birth is all we need to start.