Long Beach Bail Schedule

Each county’s Superior Court publishes a bail schedule — a table of presumptive bail amounts for each offense, updated yearly. The schedule controls the amount before a judge is involved. At arraignment, the judge can raise it, lower it, release the person on their own recognizance, or set non-financial conditions, based on the charge, the person’s history, and their ties to the community.

Los Angeles County adds a layer: since late 2023 its Pre-Arraignment Release Protocols (PARP) have governed release before arraignment for many lower-level, non-violent offenses. Under PARP, eligible arrestees are released on citation or on conditions set by a magistrate rather than by paying scheduled cash bail. Serious and violent felonies, domestic violence, and other listed offenses stay on the money-bail schedule.

The practical takeaway: the schedule number matters most in the first hours after arrest, and a judge can be persuaded to change it at the first court appearance. That argument is strongest when a defense attorney has time to prepare it — which is why the call is worth making before arraignment.