This guide to misdemeanor and felony charges is useful to determine the bail amount if you are helping bail someone out of LA County jail. It’s extremely important that you understand the details relating to their arrest and what you may need to know. Below is a bail schedule for both misdemeanors and felonies to help give you an estimate of how much total bail would cost for your case. 
Please understand that a Los Angeles County bail bond is set at no less than 8% of the total bail amount. Simply look up your case type for the approximate bond amount, then, multiply the total bail by 0.08 to calculate an estimate for the lowest amount possible to be paid for a bail bond. You can also use our bail bond calculator.
Listed below are the most common offenses with suggested bail amounts. If you need more information on a charge that is not listed below, feel free to contact us so that we may assist you or download the LA bail schedule.
Misdemeanor Charges:
Division 6: Drivers’ License
| 12500 (a) | Unlawful to Drive Unless Licensed (No License) | $100+ |
| 14601 (a) | Driving When Suspended or Revoked One Prior Conviction Two or More Prior Convictions |
$1,000+ $2,500+ $5,000+ |
| 14601.1 (a) | Driving When Privilege Suspended or Revoked for Offenses Not Relating to Driving Ability One Prior Conviction Two or More Prior Convictions |
$300+ $500+ $25,000+ |
| 14601.2 (a,b) | Driving When Privilege Suspended or Revoked for Driving Under Influence of Alcohol/Drugs One or More Prior Convictions |
$2,500+ $10,000+ |
| 14601.3 (a) | Accumulation of Driver Record History By Habitual Traffic Offender During Period of License Suspension or After Revocation |
$2,500+ |
| 14601.4 (a) | Causing Bodily Injury While Driving With Suspended License | $2,500+ |
| 14601.5 (a,b) | Driving When Privilege Suspended or Revoked for Refusing Chemical Test or Driving With Excessive Blood Alcohol Second Offense (Section 14601, 14601.2, 14601.3, 14601.5 Within 5 Years) |
$2,500+ $10,000+ |
Division 10: Accidents and Accident Reports
| 20001 (a) | Duty to Stop When Involved in Accident With Injury or Death | $10,000+ |
| 20002 (a,b) | Hit and Run – Property Damage | $5,000+ |
Division 11: Rules of the Road
| 23103 (a,b) | Reckless Driving | $5,000+ |
| 23104 (a,b) | Reckless Driving – Bodily Injury | $20,000+ |
| 23105 (a) | Reckless Driving – Specific Injury | $15,000+ |
| 23109 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f)1 (f)2 |
Engaging in Speed Contests Abetting Speed Contests Engaging in or Abetting Exhibition of Speed Placing Barricades or Obstructions Engaging in Speed Contest and Causing Bodily Injury Engaging in Speed Contest With Prior Engaging in Speed Contest and Causing Bodily Injury With Prior |
$10,000+ $1,000+ $1,000+ $1,000+ $15,000+ $15,000+ $20,000+ |
| 23152 (a) (b) (c) (d) |
Driving Under Influence of Alcohol or Drugs One Prior Conviction Within 10 Years Two or More Prior Convictions Within 10 Years Add for Traffic Collision, BAC Greater Than .15% or Refusal Add for Both Traffic Collision and BAC Greater Than .15% or Refusal |
$5,000+ $15,000+ $25,000+ $10,000+ $10,000+ |
| 23153 (a) (b) (d) |
Driving Under Influence With .08% BAC Causing Injury One Prior Conviction Add for BAC Greater Than .15% |
$20,000+ $50,000+ $10,000+ |
Felony Charges
| 211 | Robbery – First Degree Robbery – Second Degree |
$100,000 $50,000 |
| 243 (c,d) | Battery- Upon peace officer, etc. with injury With serious bodily injury |
$50,000 $50,000 |
| 245 (c) | Assault with deadly weapon other than a firearm or force likely to produce G.B.I. upon a peace officer or firefighter |
$50,000 |
| 245 (d)1 (d)2 |
Assault with a firearm upon a peace officer or firefighter Assault with a semiautomatic firearm upon a peace officer or firefighter |
$100,000 $200,000 |
| 273.5 | Corporal injury of spouse, cohabitant, former spouse, or cohabitant or mother or father of his or her child With prior conviction |
$50,000 $100,000 |
| 273.6 | Violtion of protective order | $50,000 |
| 422 | Criminal Threats | $50,000 |
| 459 | Embezzlement or falsification of accounts by public officers | $25,000 |
| 424 | Burglary – Residential Burglary – All Others |
$50,000 $20,000 |
| 470 (a,b) | Forgery/Counterfeiting Driver’s License or I.D. card Displaying or possessing forged driver’s license or I.D. card with intent to accomplish a forgery |
$20,000 $20,000 |
| 471 | Forgery, false entries, in records or returns | $20,000 |
| 472 | Forgery or counterfeiting any public or corporate seal | $20,000 |
| 475 | Forged bills or notes possessing or receipt | $20,000 |
| 476 (a) | Fictitious checks, making, uttering N.S.F. Checks |
$20,000 $5,000 |
| 477, 479, 480 | Counterfeiting of coin | $25,000 |
| 484 (b) (c) (e-1) |
Theft, diversion of money received for services, labor, material, etc. if amount exceeds $2,350 Embezzlement of funds for construction Various felonies related to credit cards |
$20,000 $25,000 $20,000 |
| 487 (a,b) (c) (d)1 (d)2 |
Grand Theft (or amount of theft, if higher) Grand Theft Person Theft of motor vehicle with evidence of a chop shop operation Grand Theft Firearm |
$20,000 $25,000 $35,000 $50,000 $50,000 |
| 496 | Receiving stolen property if valued more than $950, or amount received, whichever is higher |
$20,000 |
| 497 | Stolen properties, bringing into state, or amount stolen, whichever is higher |
$20,000 |
Health and Safety Code
| 11054-11058 | Controlled substance defined: Schedules I, II, III, IV, V | |
| 11152, 11153 | Controlled substances, writing, dispensing, prescription | $20,000 |
| 11154, 11155 | Controlled substances, prescribing, administering, furnishing to addict | $20,000 |
| 11162.5 (a) | Counterfeiting prescription blank | $20,000 |
| 11350 | Illegal possession of certain specific or classified controlled substances | $10,000 |
| 11351 | Possession or purchase for sale of certain specific or classified substances Up to 1 kilogram If over 1 kilogram If over 4 kilograms If over 10 kilograms If over 20 kilograms If over 40 kilograms If over 80 kilograms |
$30,000 |
| 11351.5 | Illegal Transportation, sale, furnishing of certain specific or classified controlled substances Up to 1 kilogram If over 1 kilogram If over 4 kilograms If over 10 kilograms If over 20 kilograms If over 40 kilograms If over 80 kilograms |
$30,000 |
| 11357 | Marijuana, Possession | |
| 11357 (a) | Concentrated Cannabis- Felony | $10,000 |
| 11358 | Marijuana: Cultivate, process Up to 1 lb. If over 1 lb. If over 25 lbs. |
$20,000 $30,000 $50,000 |
| 11359 | Marijuana, possession for sale Up to 1 lb. If over 1 lb. If over 10 lbs. If over 25 lbs. If over 50 lbs. |
$20,000 $25,000 $30,000 $50,000 $100,000 |
| 11360 | Marijuana: Transportation, sale, furnishing Up to 1 lb. If over 1 lb. If over 10 lbs. If over 25 lbs. If over 50 lbs. |
$20,000 $25,000 $30,000 $50,000 $100,000 |
| 11361 | Marijuana: Person 18 Years or over using minor under 14 in sale, transportation, giving to minor Up to 25 lb. If over 25 lb. If over 50 lbs. |
$40,000 |
| 11366 | Maintain place for selling, giving, using of certain specific or classified controlled substance |
$30,000 |
| 11377 | Possession of controlled substances | $10,000 |
| 11378 | Possession of controlled substance for sale Up to 1 kilogram If over 1 kilogram |
$30,000 $100,000 |
| 11379 | Sale of controlled substances Up to 1 kilogram If over 1 kilogram If over 4 kilograms |
$30,000 $100,000 $250,000 |
| 11379.6 (a) | Manufacture of any controlled substance | $75,000 |
