Person or immediate presence
The property must be taken from the person or from their immediate presence — an area within their reach, observation or control, where they could keep possession if not overcome by force or fear.
California Penal Code / Robbery offenses
Robbery Bail Bonds in California
Robbery is a specific allegation: taking property from a person or their immediate presence, against their will, by force or fear. The degree of the offense, any added allegations or enhancements, and the court’s own decisions can significantly change bail. Robbery is not the same as ordinary theft or burglary — and a charge is an allegation, not a finding of guilt.
Robbery bookings use financial schedule entries and open-court hearing rules in Los Angeles County. Start with the exact booking and court record before anyone discusses cost.
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01 / Overview
Understanding robbery charges in California
Force or fear changes the legal question.
Robbery under Penal Code §211 is the taking of property from another person or their immediate presence, against their will, by force or fear. The Judicial Council’s CALCRIM 1600 instruction breaks that into elements a jury must find — and each one matters for how a case is classified and released. Robbery, theft and burglary are not interchangeable labels, and an arrest is not proof of guilt.
Force or fear
Force or fear must be used to take the property or to prevent resistance. Under §212, fear can be of injury to the person, their property, a family member, or anyone present. No weapon or injury is required.
Against the person’s will
The taking must be without consent. Consent obtained by the force or fear itself is not consent under the statute.
Theft intent
CALCRIM 1600 requires intent to deprive the owner permanently, or long enough to take a major portion of the property’s value or enjoyment, formed before or during the use of force or fear.
Not ordinary theft
A theft becomes robbery only when the taking from the person or immediate presence is accomplished by force or fear. Without those elements, the allegation stays in theft territory.
Degree, not value
First- versus second-degree classification under §212.5 depends on location or victim circumstances — a dwelling, a transit operator or passenger, or an ATM. Property value is not the principal distinction.
Added allegations
Firearm, injury, gang or prior-conviction allegations are separate enhancement questions. The 2026 LA County schedule lists them in their own section, and they apply only when actually alleged.
Restrictive release procedures
Robbery is a serious and violent felony. PC §1270.1 requires an open-court hearing before bail is set above or below the schedule or before own-recognizance release, so release decisions are more formal.
Burglary and theft do not share every robbery element. Separate firearm-related charges can raise additional questions, while the felony release framework remains distinct from guilt or conviction.
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02 / California Penal Codes
California robbery laws & Penal Codes explained
Understand the Penal Code before understanding the bail.
A / Core robbery laws
Elements, fear, degrees and attempts
The definition, the meaning of fear, the degree rules, the punishment provision and the attempt framework.
PC §211
Robbery
- What it covers
- The felonious taking of personal property in the possession of another, from their person or immediate presence, and against their will, accomplished by means of force or fear.
- What distinguishes it
- Every element matters: possession by another person, a taking from the person or their immediate presence, lack of consent, the intent to permanently deprive (the theft intent described in CALCRIM 1600), and force or fear used to take or keep the property. Property value is not the dividing line.
- Classification
- Felony; a serious felony under PC §1192.7(c)(19) and a violent felony under PC §667.5(c)(9).
- Why it matters for release
- The 2026 LA County felony schedule lists separate scheduled amounts by degree — $100,000 for first degree and $50,000 for second degree (p. 13). The degree alleged controls which entry applies.
PC §212
Force or fear
- What it covers
- Defines the “fear” that can support a robbery: fear of unlawful injury to the person or property of the person robbed, or of a relative or family member; or fear of an immediate and unlawful injury to anyone present at the time of the robbery.
- What distinguishes it
- Fear does not require a firearm, a displayed weapon or an injury. Conversely, a weapon allegation does not by itself make a robbery first degree — degree is set by §212.5, and firearm use is a separate enhancement question.
- Classification
- Definitional provision.
- Why it matters for release
- Whether force or fear is alleged separates a robbery booking from a theft booking — and that difference moves the case from theft schedule entries to the robbery entries on p. 13.
PC §212.5
Degrees of robbery
- What it covers
- First degree covers robbery of a person performing duties as the operator of a bus, taxicab, cable car, streetcar, trackless trolley or other vehicle used to transport persons for hire, or of a passenger; robbery in an inhabited dwelling house, vessel, floating home, trailer coach or inhabited portion of another building; and robbery of a person using an ATM, or immediately after use while in its vicinity. All other robbery is second degree.
- What distinguishes it
- Degree depends on the statutory location or victim circumstance — not on the property value or on whether a weapon was alleged. Second-degree robbery is still a felony and still a serious and violent felony.
- Classification
- Degree classification for a felony offense.
- Why it matters for release
- The degree is the first question for bail in Los Angeles County: the scheduled amount doubles from $50,000 to $100,000 when first degree is alleged.
PC §213
Robbery punishment
- What it covers
- Sets punishment by degree: first-degree robbery in concert with two or more persons inside an inhabited dwelling, three, six or nine years; other first-degree robbery, three, four or six years; second-degree robbery, two, three or five years in state prison.
- What distinguishes it
- Sentencing exposure is not bail. These terms describe punishment after a conviction; they do not set a pre-arraignment amount or decide release.
- Classification
- Sentencing provision.
- Why it matters for release
- The schedule and the court’s orders govern release; the punishment range is context the court may weigh, not a bail figure.
PC §664
Attempted offenses
- What it covers
- An attempt requires a specific intent to commit the crime and a direct but ineffectual act toward it that goes beyond mere preparation. Punishment is generally framed by reference to the completed offense.
- What distinguishes it
- Attempted robbery is a distinct charge. Do not assume it carries the same classification, sentencing exposure or automatic scheduled amount as a completed robbery; check the exact booked charge.
- Classification
- Attempt provision.
- Why it matters for release
- The 2026 LA County felony schedule entries on p. 13 describe completed robbery by degree. How an attempt is treated depends on the booking and the court — verify rather than assume.
C / Firearms, injury & classification
Enhancements and serious-violent status
Enhancements apply only when pleaded and proved. The classification statutes explain why robbery receives formal release procedures.
PC §12022.53
Firearm enhancements for specified felonies
- What it covers
- Applies to listed felonies, including robbery (§211), carjacking (§215) and kidnapping (§§209, 209.5). Subdivision (b): personal use of a firearm, an additional 10 years; (c): personal and intentional discharge, 20 years; (d): personal and intentional discharge proximately causing great bodily injury or death, 25 years to life.
- What distinguishes it
- Use, discharge and discharge causing qualifying injury or death are three distinct allegations with distinct proof requirements. Each must be pleaded and proved; the court may strike or dismiss under subdivision (h) in the interest of justice.
- Classification
- Sentence enhancement.
- Why it matters for release
- The 2026 schedule’s enhancement section lists $50,000 for personal use including §12022.53(b), $200,000 for discharge (§12022.53(c)) and $1,000,000 for discharge causing GBI or death (§12022.53(d)) (p. 27).
PC §12022.5(a)
Personal firearm use
- What it covers
- Adds three, four or ten years when a person personally uses a firearm in the commission of a felony or attempted felony, unless firearm use is an element of the offense.
- What distinguishes it
- An alleged weapon does not prove personal use, and §12022.5 and §12022.53 are different provisions — the prosecution chooses what to allege, and each requires proof.
- Classification
- Sentence enhancement.
- Why it matters for release
- The schedule groups §12022.5 within the $50,000 firearm-use enhancement category (p. 27). It applies only when actually alleged.
PC §12022.7(a)
Great bodily injury
- What it covers
- Adds punishment when a person personally inflicts great bodily injury — a significant or substantial physical injury — on someone other than an accomplice during a felony or attempt.
- What distinguishes it
- Not every injury qualifies, and robbery itself does not require any injury. GBI is a separate allegation with its own elements.
- Classification
- Sentence enhancement.
- Why it matters for release
- The schedule lists $30,000 for infliction of GBI, including §12022.7 (p. 28), only when the enhancement is alleged.
PC §186.22(b)
Criminal street gang enhancement
- What it covers
- Subdivision (b) adds punishment for a felony committed for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with a criminal street gang, with the specific intent to promote gang conduct. AB 333 (effective 2022) narrowed the definitions and proof requirements.
- What distinguishes it
- Relevant only when actually alleged and supported. A robbery allegation does not imply gang involvement, and the statutory elements are demanding.
- Classification
- Sentence enhancement.
- Why it matters for release
- The schedule lists $40,000 for a felony for the benefit of a street gang under §186.22(b) (p. 27).
PC §667.5(c)(9)
Violent felony classification
- What it covers
- The statutory list of “violent felonies.” Subdivision (c)(9) lists any robbery. Carjacking appears at (c)(17) and kidnapping at (c)(14).
- What distinguishes it
- Every robbery — first or second degree — is listed. Classification is not proof of guilt and is not a bail amount.
- Classification
- Classification provision.
- Why it matters for release
- Violent-felony status brings robbery within PC §1270.1’s open-court hearing requirement before bail is set above or below the schedule or before own-recognizance release.
PC §1192.7(c)(19)
Serious felony classification
- What it covers
- The statutory list of “serious felonies.” Subdivision (c)(19) lists robbery; carjacking appears at (c)(27) and kidnapping at (c)(20).
- What distinguishes it
- A classification with consequences for sentencing, credits and later proceedings — separate from the schedule amount.
- Classification
- Classification provision.
- Why it matters for release
- The 2026 schedule marks both degrees of robbery “S, V” with citations to §1192.7(c)(19) and §667.5(c)(9) (p. 13).
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03 / First vs. second degree
First-degree vs. second-degree robbery in California
Location and victim circumstances decide the degree.
Penal Code §212.5 sets three first-degree circumstances: robbery of a transit operator or passenger in a vehicle used to transport people for hire; robbery in an inhabited dwelling, vessel, floating home, trailer coach or inhabited portion of another building; and robbery of someone using an ATM or immediately afterward in its vicinity. Everything else is second degree — still a felony, and still serious and violent. Robbery inside a home can be first degree, but that is not the same thing as accusing someone of unlawfully entering a home: burglary and robbery remain distinct offenses.
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First-degree robbery — inhabited dwelling
PC §§211 / 212.5(a)- Classification
- Felony; serious (§1192.7(c)(19)) and violent (§667.5(c)(9))
- LA County review
- $100,000 in the 2026 LA County felony schedule
- Financial bail
- Scheduled financial amount; open-court hearing rules under §1270.1 apply to departures
- Possible allegations
- Robbery committed in an inhabited dwelling, vessel, floating home, trailer coach or inhabited portion of another building
- 02
First-degree robbery — transit operator or passenger
PC §§211 / 212.5(a)- Classification
- Felony; serious and violent
- LA County review
- $100,000 in the 2026 LA County felony schedule
- Financial bail
- Scheduled financial amount
- Possible allegations
- Victim operating, or riding as a passenger in, a bus, taxicab, cable car, streetcar, trolley or other vehicle for hire
- 03
First-degree robbery — ATM
PC §§211 / 212.5(b)- Classification
- Felony; serious and violent
- LA County review
- $100,000 in the 2026 LA County felony schedule
- Financial bail
- Scheduled financial amount
- Possible allegations
- Victim using an ATM, or robbed immediately after use while still in its vicinity
- 04
Second-degree robbery
PC §§211 / 212.5(c)- Classification
- Felony — never a misdemeanor; serious and violent
- LA County review
- $50,000 in the 2026 LA County felony schedule
- Financial bail
- Scheduled financial amount
- Possible allegations
- Any robbery not meeting a first-degree circumstance — for example, on a street or in a business
- 05
Carjacking (separate offense)
PC §215- Classification
- Felony; serious (§1192.7(c)(27)) and violent (§667.5(c)(17))
- LA County review
- $100,000 in the 2026 LA County felony schedule
- Financial bail
- Scheduled financial amount for a separate charge
- Possible allegations
- Taking a motor vehicle from a driver or passenger by force or fear; temporary deprivation suffices
- 06
Attempted robbery
PC §§664 / 211- Classification
- Attempt to commit a felony
- LA County review
- No separate attempt line on p. 13 — verify the booking
- Financial bail
- Do not assume the completed-offense amount
- Possible allegations
- Specific intent plus a direct but ineffectual act beyond preparation
LA County figures are pre-arraignment schedule entries, not guaranteed bail. The exact statute, filing and current court order control, and a judge may set a different amount after the required hearing.
04 / Verified LA County entries
How much is bail for robbery in California?
The degree, separate charges, and enhancements can change the amount.
These are actual entries from the 2026 Los Angeles County Felony Bail Schedule, effective January 1, 2026. The robbery, carjacking and kidnapping lines appear on printed p. 13; sentence-enhancing allegations appear on pp. 27–28. Unlike many lower-level offenses, robbery is not a book-and-release or magistrate-review entry: it carries a scheduled financial amount. That amount is the county’s pre-arraignment figure — the arraignment court can set a different amount, impose conditions or, where the law allows, order detention.
- Scheduled amountOffense entry
The financial figure listed for the charged offense before arraignment. It is not a statewide minimum, not a premium quote and not the amount a judge must order.
- EnhancementSentence-enhancing allegation
A separate schedule line that applies only when the enhancement is actually alleged. The schedule’s computation rules — not simple addition — control how it combines with the offense entry.
- S, VSerious & violent
The schedule marks robbery, carjacking and kidnapping as serious and violent felonies, which brings PC §1270.1 hearing requirements into play.
| Charge or circumstance | Statute | Context | LA pre-arraignment | Amount | What happens next | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-degree robbery | PC §211 / §212.5(a)–(b) | Felony · serious & violent | $ | $100,000 | Dwelling, transit-operator or passenger, or ATM circumstance under §212.5. Marked S, V — §1192.7(c)(19), §667.5(c)(9). | Felony schedule, p. 13 (opens in a new tab) |
| Second-degree robbery | PC §211 / §212.5(c) | Felony · serious & violent | $ | $50,000 | All robbery not qualifying as first degree. Still a felony and still serious and violent. | Felony schedule, p. 13 (opens in a new tab) |
| Carjacking | PC §215 | Felony · serious & violent | $ | $100,000 | A separate offense — not an add-on to every robbery. Marked S, V — §1192.7(c)(27), §667.5(c)(17). | Felony schedule, p. 13 (opens in a new tab) |
| Kidnapping for robbery or other specified purpose | PC §209 | Felony · serious & violent | $ | $1,000,000 | A separate life offense requiring qualifying movement; not attached automatically to robbery. | Felony schedule, p. 13 (opens in a new tab) |
| Kidnapping during a carjacking | PC §209.5 | Felony · serious & violent | $ | $1,000,000 | A separate life offense with its own movement requirement. | Felony schedule, p. 13 (opens in a new tab) |
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| Charge or circumstance | Statute | Context | LA pre-arraignment | Amount | What happens next | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enhancement — personal use of a firearm | Incl. PC §12022.5, §12022.53(b) | Sentence-enhancing allegation | + | $50,000 | Applies only when alleged. How enhancement entries combine with the offense entry follows the schedule’s own computation rules. | Felony schedule, p. 27 (opens in a new tab) |
| Enhancement — personal discharge not causing GBI | PC §12022.53(c) | Sentence-enhancing allegation | + | $200,000 | A distinct allegation from use; must be pleaded and proved. | Felony schedule, p. 27 (opens in a new tab) |
| Enhancement — personal discharge causing GBI or death | Incl. PC §12022.53(d) | Sentence-enhancing allegation | + | $1,000,000 | The most serious firearm allegation; requires proof of proximate causation. | Felony schedule, p. 27 (opens in a new tab) |
| Enhancement — infliction of great bodily injury | Incl. PC §12022.7 | Sentence-enhancing allegation | + | $30,000 | Only when a qualifying GBI allegation is made — robbery itself requires no injury. | Felony schedule, p. 28 (opens in a new tab) |
| Enhancement — felony for the benefit of a street gang | PC §186.22(b) | Sentence-enhancing allegation | + | $40,000 | Only when actually alleged under the narrowed AB 333 elements. | Felony schedule, p. 27 (opens in a new tab) |
- First-degree robbery is listed at $100,000 and second-degree at $50,000 in the 2026 LA County schedule. Neither figure is a guaranteed bail amount, and $50,000 is not a statewide minimum.
- Carjacking and kidnapping are separate offenses with their own entries. They are not automatic increases attached to every robbery booking.
- Do not add offense and enhancement figures together on your own. The schedule’s general provisions govern multiple counts and enhancements, and double counting produces wrong numbers.
- Prior serious or violent (“strike”) convictions have their own schedule lines on p. 28, including $50,000 per qualifying prior, and can materially change the figure.
- Because robbery is a violent felony, PC §1270.1 requires an open-court hearing before bail is set higher or lower than the schedule or before own-recognizance release.
- At arraignment the court decides bail and conditions under PC §1275 and In re Humphrey, and detention may be ordered only where the California Constitution and statutes authorize it.
- Official scheduleLos Angeles County 2026 Felony Bail ScheduleView court schedule: Los Angeles County 2026 Felony Bail Schedule (opens in a new tab)
05 / Firearms & enhancements
How firearms & enhancements can affect robbery bail
Each allegation has its own elements — none is automatic.
- No firearm alleged
Robbery without a firearm allegation
Robbery can rest entirely on fear — a threat, a demand or intimidation — with no weapon at all. Without a firearm allegation, the offense entry by degree ($100,000 or $50,000 in LA County) is the starting point.
- Firearm use
Personal use — §12022.5 or §12022.53(b)
Displaying or using a firearm to accomplish the robbery may support a personal-use enhancement. The schedule lists firearm use, including §12022.53(b), at $50,000 (p. 27). An alleged weapon does not make a robbery first degree; degree is a separate question.
- Discharge
Discharge and discharge causing injury — §12022.53(c)–(d)
Intentional discharge is a distinct allegation from use ($200,000 entry), and discharge proximately causing great bodily injury or death is distinct again ($1,000,000 entry, p. 27). Each must be pleaded and proved, and the court has discretion to strike under §12022.53(h).
Great bodily injury — §12022.7
A GBI enhancement requires a significant or substantial physical injury personally inflicted. Not every injury qualifies, and robbery itself requires none. The schedule lists $30,000 for qualifying GBI allegations (p. 28).
Multiple victims or incidents
Separate victims or separate events can produce separate counts. The schedule’s rules for multiple charges decide how they affect the figure — do not multiply the robbery amount yourself.
Gang allegations — §186.22(b)
Relevant only when actually alleged and supported under the narrowed elements added by AB 333. The schedule lists $40,000 for this enhancement (p. 27).
Prior strike convictions
Prior serious or violent convictions have separate schedule lines, including $50,000 per qualifying prior (p. 28). They can matter as much as the current charge.
Charges pending or supervision
A felony committed while other felony charges are pending, or while on parole or felony probation, has a $25,000 enhancement line (§12022.1, p. 28) and can also create separate holds.
Weapon other than a firearm
Personal use of another deadly or dangerous weapon under §12022(b) is listed separately at $20,000 (p. 27). It is not a firearm allegation.
Use is not discharge
Use, discharge and discharge causing GBI or death are three different findings. A generic “armed robbery” label does not tell you which, if any, is alleged.
No enhancement is assumed
Firearm, injury, gang and prior allegations appear on a complaint only when the prosecution files them. Check the actual charging document.
Use the court’s official schedule and its computation provisions — not this summary — to determine a real figure. Enhancement allegations are not findings, and none applies automatically to every robbery arrest.
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07 / Serious felony release
How courts review robbery bail & release conditions
A serious and violent felony follows formal procedures.
PC §1269b
County bail schedules
Superior Court judges adopt the countywide schedule used before arraignment. For robbery, Los Angeles County lists financial amounts by degree rather than a book-and-release designation.
Use the current county schedule, not a generic online estimate of “robbery bail.”
PC §1270
Bail and own-recognizance release
Addresses release on bail or own recognizance and the findings required for misdemeanors; felony release remains subject to statutory restrictions.
Own-recognizance release in a robbery case is a judicial decision made under §1270.1’s hearing requirement.
PC §1270.1
Open-court hearing for serious and violent felonies
Before a person arrested for a violent felony under §667.5(c) or a serious felony under §1192.7(c) (with a residential-burglary exception) is released on bail higher or lower than the schedule, or on own recognizance, the court must hold a hearing in open court, with notice to the prosecutor and defense.
Robbery is listed in both §667.5(c)(9) and §1192.7(c)(19), so a schedule departure or OR release requires the hearing. A bail agent cannot bypass it.
PC §1275
Public safety, victim safety & appearance
In setting, reducing or denying bail, the court considers protection of the public and the victim as primary, along with the seriousness of the offense, criminal record and probability of appearance. Allegations of a firearm or injury bear on seriousness.
Firearm, injury and threat allegations shape the court’s seriousness and safety analysis.
PC §1275.1
Source of bail security
When the statutory probable-cause process is invoked, bail cannot be secured with money or property the court finds was feloniously obtained.
A robbery accusation does not automatically trigger a source-of-funds hold; the process must actually be invoked.
PC §1318
Written promise after own-recognizance release
Own-recognizance release requires a signed agreement to appear, obey conditions and waive extradition, among other terms.
Nonfinancial release still creates enforceable court obligations.
Constitutional framework
In re Humphrey (2021) and the California Constitution
The California Supreme Court requires courts to consider ability to pay and less restrictive alternatives before setting financial bail that results in detention. Article I, sections 12 and 28 of the California Constitution allow detention in specified circumstances — including certain violent felony cases with clear and convincing evidence of a substantial likelihood of great bodily harm — and make public and victim safety primary considerations. Humphrey does not guarantee release.
- Not an automatic no-bail caseA robbery allegation does not automatically mean the person will be held without bail. Detention requires the constitutional and statutory showing.
- Not automatic immediate releasePosting the scheduled amount where permitted is not a promise of release; holds, added charges and court orders can intervene.
- A bond agent cannot change court ordersA commercial bail agent cannot cancel or modify a hearing requirement, a no-contact order or any other condition.
- Other cases remain separateA warrant, parole or probation matter can keep someone in custody even after bail is posted on the robbery charge.
Release scenarios / When a bond is used
When can someone use a bail bond for robbery?
Bond availability depends on the court’s orders.
- Scenario A
Scheduled financial bail
Before arraignment, the county schedule lists a financial amount for robbery by degree. Where posting is permitted and no hold applies, a surety bond may secure that amount.
Bond may secure the schedule amount - Scenario B
Judicial bail review
At arraignment or a bail hearing, the court decides bail after considering safety, seriousness, history, appearance and ability to pay. The amount set may differ from the schedule.
Bond follows the court’s amount - Scenario C
Bail modifications
Either side can ask the court to raise or lower bail. For robbery, any change from the schedule requires the open-court hearing and notice under §1270.1.
Bond may need to be updated - Scenario D
Release on conditions, where authorized
The court may order own-recognizance or supervised release with conditions after the required hearing. When it does, a commercial bond is not needed.
No bond when the court orders it - Scenario E
Additional charges, enhancements or holds
Enhancements, other counts, warrants, parole or probation holds — or a lawful detention order — can prevent release regardless of a bond on the robbery charge.
A bond may not resolve custody
Check the actual booking and court record. No automated eligibility decision is made here, and neither release nor its timing is guaranteed.
Get bail help08 / Bond costs
What does a robbery bail bond cost?
Court-set bail, premium and payment terms are different numbers.
Court-set bail
The financial security the court requires for appearance. In robbery cases this is usually a schedule amount or an amount set at arraignment after a hearing.
Bond premium
The fee for a surety bond securing the full bail amount. The surety’s rate filed with the California Department of Insurance and the signed contract govern; the premium is generally not refunded.
Initial payment
An amount paid at signing toward the premium, if an approved written agreement permits it. This page does not promise a particular down payment.
Remaining financed premium
A payment plan spreads the unpaid premium, not the court’s full bail amount. Ask for the written balance, due dates and terms; approval is not guaranteed.
Collateral
Higher bail amounts often involve collateral discussions. Understand how it is held and when it is returned; do not assume every agreement is collateral-free.
Co-signer responsibility
An indemnitor can be responsible for expenses and the full bond amount if the defendant does not appear, under the agreement. Read every obligation before signing.
Preparation / Start with the record
Useful details after a robbery arrest
Start with what you know.
Defendant’s name
Full name; date of birth or approximate age if known. Age and birth date remain optional on the form.
Arrest location
City or county of arrest. Official tools can help verify the facility; do not assume a custody or court assignment.
Booking details, if known
The booked Penal Code section, booking number and any court date are useful to keep privately. They are not additional required form questions.
Your contact details
Your name, phone and email for follow-up. You can begin without knowing every detail of the booking.
You do not need every record before asking for help. Keep sensitive documents private; this checklist does not collect or save answers.
Get bail help09 / After arrest
What happens after a robbery arrest?
Five stages. No promised release time.
Felony booking, the degree alleged, enhancements, the §1270.1 hearing rule and court conditions shape the sequence. Defenses and charging decisions belong with counsel and the court.
Arrest & booking
The facility books the felony, records the alleged sections and degree, and runs warrant and supervision checks. A booking allegation is not a conviction.
Locate & verify
Confirm the person, facility and booking number through official custody tools. Note whether first- or second-degree robbery, carjacking or any enhancement is listed.
Review the charge & release conditions
Compare the booking to the county schedule, check for holds, and learn whether a hearing or arraignment is scheduled. Any departure from the schedule or OR release requires an open-court hearing under §1270.1.
Complete bail documentation, if authorized
If financial bail is set and posting is permitted, review the filed premium, payment agreement, collateral and co-signer obligations before signing anything.
Posting, processing & court obligations
After a bond is posted the facility still processes release and checks holds. The defendant must attend every court date and obey every condition, including any protective order. No release time is promised.
10 / Local resources
Local custody, court & area resources
Find the person. Find the court.
Inmate Search
Locate a booking through official custody tools before relying on an assumed facility or charge.
Jails & Detention Centers
Facility information and official custody references; no single jail handles every robbery arrest.
Courthouses
Official court resources for arraignment and bail hearings; verify the assigned courthouse for the case.
Areas We Serve
Browse the published geographic directory without assuming coverage from a schedule example.
Bail Bond Services
Explore the service directory and distinguish a release inquiry from financial-bail arrangements.
Resources
Research booking, costs and court obligations alongside the robbery information in this guide.
Los Angeles County custody & court guide
County-specific custody and court references, when this guide is approved for publication.
Long Beach booking & court resources
Local official references when published; city geography does not establish custody or case assignment.
Sources
Official California robbery laws & court resources
Exact statute sections and primary government references.
Government sources are linked for reference only and do not endorse Set Free Bail Bonds.
California Legislative Information
PC §211 — Robbery
Definition and elements of robbery.
California Legislative Information
PC §212.5 — Degrees of robbery
Dwelling, transit and ATM first-degree circumstances; all others second degree.
Superior Court of Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County 2026 Felony Bail Schedule
Effective January 1, 2026. Robbery, carjacking and kidnapping on p. 13; enhancements on pp. 27–28.
California Legislative Information
PC §1270.1 — Open-court hearing requirement
Hearings before schedule departures or OR release for serious and violent felonies.
Additional official resources
California Legislative Information
PC §212 — Fear defined
The kinds of fear that can support a robbery.
California Legislative Information
PC §213 — Robbery punishment
Sentencing ranges by degree — not bail amounts.
California Legislative Information
PC §215 — Carjacking
The separate vehicle-taking offense.
California Legislative Information
PC §209 — Kidnapping for robbery
Subdivision (b): kidnapping to commit robbery or other listed offenses.
California Legislative Information
PC §209.5 — Kidnapping during carjacking
Movement beyond what is incidental to a carjacking.
California Legislative Information
PC §664 — Attempt
Attempted offenses and their punishment framework.
California Legislative Information
PC §12022.5 — Personal firearm use
Firearm-use enhancement for felonies.
California Legislative Information
PC §12022.53 — Firearm enhancements
Use, discharge and discharge causing GBI or death for listed felonies including robbery.
California Legislative Information
PC §12022.7 — Great bodily injury
A separately pleaded injury enhancement.
California Legislative Information
PC §186.22 — Street gang enhancement
Subdivision (b), as narrowed by AB 333.
California Legislative Information
PC §667.5 — Violent felonies
Subdivision (c)(9): any robbery.
California Legislative Information
PC §1192.7 — Serious felonies
Subdivision (c)(19): robbery.
California Legislative Information
PC §1269b — County bail schedules
County schedule adoption and pre-arraignment release.
California Legislative Information
PC §1270 — Bail and own-recognizance release
Release authority and findings.
California Legislative Information
PC §1275 — Bail-setting factors
Public and victim safety, seriousness, record and appearance.
California Legislative Information
PC §1318 — Own-recognizance agreement
The written promise to appear and comply.
Judicial Council of California
CALCRIM 1600 & 1602 — Robbery instructions
Official criminal jury instructions (2025 edition): robbery elements (1600) and degrees (1602).
California Courts
In re Humphrey (2021) 11 Cal.5th 135
Ability to pay and least-restrictive-conditions requirements.
California Courts
Arraignment — criminal court overview
Official self-help explanation of arraignment and release.
California Department of Insurance
Bail bond consumer information
Premiums, collateral, contracts and consumer safeguards.
12 / Questions
Robbery bail bond FAQs
Straight answers, honest limits.
Content updated November 3, 2026. General information, not legal advice.
How much is bail for first-degree robbery in Los Angeles County?
The 2026 Los Angeles County Felony Bail Schedule lists first-degree robbery (PC §211 with §212.5(a) or (b)) at $100,000 before arraignment (p. 13). Enhancements, prior convictions and the arraignment court’s decision can change that figure, so it is not a guaranteed amount.
What is the scheduled bail for second-degree robbery?
The same schedule lists second-degree robbery at $50,000 (p. 13). That is a Los Angeles County pre-arraignment figure — not a statewide minimum and not necessarily the amount a judge will order.
What is the difference between first- and second-degree robbery?
Under PC §212.5, robbery is first degree when it happens in an inhabited dwelling or similar habitation, against a transit operator or passenger in a vehicle for hire, or against someone using an ATM or just after use nearby. Every other robbery is second degree.
Is robbery always a felony in California?
Yes. Both degrees are felonies, and robbery is listed as a serious felony (§1192.7(c)(19)) and a violent felony (§667.5(c)(9)). Second-degree robbery is not a misdemeanor.
Does robbery require a firearm?
No. Robbery requires force or fear, and §212 defines fear broadly — a threat can be enough. A firearm, if alleged, is usually charged as a separate enhancement under §12022.5 or §12022.53, and it does not by itself make a robbery first degree.
How is robbery different from ordinary theft?
Theft is an unlawful taking. Robbery adds two elements: the property is taken from the person or their immediate presence, and force or fear is used to take or keep it. That difference moves the case from theft schedule entries to the far higher robbery entries.
What is the difference between robbery and burglary?
Burglary (PC §459) is entering a covered place with intent to commit theft or a felony; no confrontation is needed. Robbery is a taking by force or fear. One incident can involve both, but they are separate offenses with separate schedule entries.
Can a robbery allegation involve no physical injury?
Yes. Robbery requires no injury. Fear alone can satisfy the statute. A great-bodily-injury enhancement under §12022.7 is a separate allegation that applies only when a qualifying injury is alleged.
What is the bail amount for carjacking?
Carjacking under PC §215 is listed at $100,000 in the 2026 LA County Felony Bail Schedule (p. 13). It is a separate offense from robbery — not an automatic add-on — and it can be committed against a passenger with intent to deprive only temporarily.
How do firearm enhancements affect robbery bail?
The schedule lists enhancement lines separately: personal firearm use including §12022.53(b) at $50,000, discharge under §12022.53(c) at $200,000, and discharge causing GBI or death at $1,000,000 (p. 27). They apply only when alleged, and the schedule’s rules — not simple addition — govern how they combine.
Can someone post bail before arraignment?
Often, where the scheduled amount can be posted and no hold or court order prevents it. But bail above or below the schedule, or own-recognizance release, requires an open-court hearing under PC §1270.1 because robbery is a violent felony.
Can a judge change the scheduled robbery bail amount?
Yes. At arraignment or a bail hearing the court can raise, lower or replace the amount with conditions, considering public and victim safety, seriousness, record, appearance and ability to pay under §1275 and In re Humphrey, after the hearing §1270.1 requires.
Are robbery defendants automatically held without bail?
No. The California Constitution allows detention only in specified circumstances and on the required showing. Many robbery defendants have bail set; others may be released on conditions or, where authorized, detained.
What does a robbery bail bond premium cost?
The premium is set by the surety’s rate filed with the California Department of Insurance and the signed contract. As a hypothetical only, 10% of $50,000 is $5,000 and 10% of $100,000 is $10,000 — illustrations, not Set Free’s filed rate or a quote.
What information does a family need to begin an inquiry?
The person’s full name, approximate age or date of birth, and the city or county of arrest are enough to begin. The booked section, booking number and court date can then be verified through official custody and court tools.
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