Calaveras County Sheriff
Bail Bonds and Arrest Info

The Calaveras County Sheriff's Department is the primary law enforcement agency for all unincorporated areas of Calaveras County. This covers the vast majority of the county's geographic area, including every city and community outside of Angels Camp. The Sheriff operates the Calaveras County Adult Detention Facility at 1045 Jeff Tuttle Drive in San Andreas, where all county arrests are booked and processed.

For information about CHP arrests on Calaveras County highways, see our California Highway Patrol Bail Bonds page.

When someone is arrested by a Calaveras County Sheriff's deputy, they are transported to San Andreas for booking. The booking process includes fingerprinting, photographing, a background check, property inventory, and medical screening. This typically takes 2 to 6 hours. Once booking is complete, bail is set by the county bail schedule or by a judge at arraignment.

We have worked with the Calaveras County Sheriff's booking process many times. We know the facility, the staff, and the procedures. When you call us, we know exactly what to expect and how to move quickly. We are available 24 hours a day, including weekends and holidays, to post bond the moment it is available.

The Calaveras County Sheriff's Department covers an enormous geographic area. Calaveras County is approximately 1,020 square miles, making it one of the larger counties in the Sierra Nevada foothills region. The vast majority of the county is unincorporated, meaning the Sheriff is the primary law enforcement authority for all areas outside the city limits of Angels Camp.

The Sheriff's Department operates from the main facility in San Andreas and through a network of substations throughout the county. These substations in Mokelumne Hill, Mountain Ranch, West Point, and Copperopolis allow deputies to respond to the county's many remote communities more quickly. All arrests, regardless of which substation or patrol zone the deputy is assigned to, result in booking at the main facility in San Andreas.

The California Highway Patrol works alongside the Calaveras County Sheriff on state highways including Highway 49, Highway 4, Highway 26, and Highway 12. CHP arrests within Calaveras County are also booked at the Calaveras County Adult Detention Facility. We handle bail bonds for CHP arrests throughout Calaveras County the same as Sheriff arrests.

When the Sheriff makes an arrest, the booking process at the Calaveras County Adult Detention Facility typically takes 2 to 6 hours. This includes fingerprinting, photographing, a background check, property inventory, medical screening, and charge entry. Once booking is complete, bail can be posted. We post bail 24 hours a day and begin working the moment you call us.