California State Highway Patrol

This place is terrible. First it is located in a difficult and somewhat sketchy location under the 110 Harbor freeway. Second, the officer at the service desk is rude, condescending and completely unhelpful. I came in for a fix-​it ticket because someone had torn off my registration (it was current — even the officer who pulled me over was able to check that it was current). Nevertheless, I had to come in and give proof of current registration. Before I could get a word in edge-​wise about the underlying issue of my fix-​it ticket, the officer barks «get your tints removed.» Excuse me?!? My tints are perfectly legal. If they weren’t, I’m sure the CHP officer who pulled me over for missing tags would have cited me for the tints as well. I drive down the 110 fastrak EVERYDAY and there are CHP everywhere ready to pull you over for anything so I am sure that if my tints were illegal, I would have been cited by now. When I asked the officer where it says I cannot have tints, he just yelled that they have to be as clear as the window in front of his counter and threw some code book at me. I am a lawyer so I read it and there is nothing that says that the windows cannot have some degree of lawful tint. I am really disappointed and shocked by this office and the way they treated me. I noticed the same condescending tone and mockery of another person who was asking about registering her vehicle. I am hopeful that another CHP office will be more civilized.

Earlier this year, I needed to get a fix-​it ticket signed off, and this location was extremely difficult to find. My GPS kept leading me to the middle of the freeway! But I called and a really sweet nurturing woman on the phone (Charlene) very patiently explained to me how to find the office. I felt like I had called my favorite aunt. Then when I arrived at the office, the officer behind the window who helped me (S.F. Pool) was super funny and personable. He was so cool! I was expecting more of a DMV/​County Hospital type of experience with automated phone mazes, ridiculously long lines, and rude un-​fire-​able employees. Instead I received actual great customer service! What a pleasant surprise. I wish I had a reason to go back to this CHP Office… but not really, cuz that would mean I’m in trouble again.

My car decided to conk out just as I got on the connector road from SB I5 to SB 110 fwy, and I couldn’t pull over to the shoulder. I was so happy when a CHP car pulled up and helped ensure cars would not hit me. Officer McKenna was on his way to a meeting, but graciously stayed with me while he called for a tow truck. Another CHP officer, Officer Garcia, arrived and made sure my car was towed at a safe location. Both officers were extremely helpful to me. Thank you officers!!!

Condescending, unhelpful, petty, paper pushing bureaucrats! Told me I need to go to the CHP in San Bernadino because of the address on the registration… all I needed was a signature. What part of the acronym for CHP specifies counties?
The only good part of my experience was that they didn’t shoot me… as they’re prone to do.

Hide and seek,
Highway patrol station and me.
It was hard to find that place cause its place is hiding deep inside behind big concrete column thing.
I’ve visited on lunch time during weekday to get officer’s signature for my fix ticket,
There was No ppl (No line; great, not like DMV or superior court), fast processing, kind officer was throwing joke to make me feel comfortable
Except the place where it is on, everything was fine :)

Officer Baldanado is SUCH a gem of a person. Period. Not only was he helpful in installing our car seat, but he was knowledgeable about so many other aspects of infant care. He was friendly, professional, courteous, and upbeat. WE FELT SO LUCKY TO HAVE FOUND HIM. I have never written an unsolicited Unilocal review, yet felt compelled to write this one. Totally recommend.

It’s hidden on a tiny street called Cherry St. Between the 10 and 110 freeway underpass and is easy to miss so keep your eyes open. Usually not much of a line and fix it tickets are a jiffy here but you have to go to the courthouse after to pay for the ticket.

Who knew that you could get FREE carseat assistance/​installation at the CHP. All you have to do is schedule an appointment and show up. We were thrilled with the service. Officer Baldanado not only did a flawless installation, but he also taught us a few things that we didn’t already know. He was super friendly and knowledgeable.
We’ll be going back for all future babies on board.

We just had a child seat inspection with Officer Cobbs, who was friendly, patient and courteous. We feel much safer about our childseat installation. Thanks so much!!!

I don’t think this office is on the CHP website and took a chance here based on the other reviews. Because of that, I think, there’s basically no one there (except for the CHP, of course). I got a fix it ticket and it was taken care of in less than one minute. Friendly staff, and as others have noted, they didn’t charge for the inspection (yay!).
The place is not on W Washington Blvd as you may expect. Turn right onto Cherry and it’s at the end of the cul-​de-​sac, under the overpass.

First of all, the map to the right here is horribly incorrect, of course, I didn’t realize it until I got to the state line.
But seriously, if you have a fix-​it ticket and need to get your car inspected, come here. It’s free and fast. Unlike some places that want $ 17 for the same thing.
As for the real directions: it’s just west of the 110, underneath the 110 – 10 interchange, off Cherry.

Went to L.A. Auto show and made an appointment for them to check my car seat for free… If it’s for free it’s for me…

This place isn’t just for car seat inspections; they also do inspections if you received a ticket and need to show proof of correction for a broken light or something similar. I got one awhile ago for a broken headlight and had to come here and have a CHP officer check it out before going to court. Remember, you MUST bring your citation with you if you want an inspection, otherwise they won’t be able to do it.
Pros are that this CHP office closes late (at 5pm) and there was no line so the inspection was rather quick.
The CHP officer wasn’t really friendly but it’s not like he needed my business or anything; he was doing me a favor so I suppose it was understandable. Seemed very grumpy. Didn’t ask me how I was doing or anything. Maybe it’s cause I look too young for my age so I don’t get taken seriously? I have a lot of insecurities with «not being taken seriously» due to my size and «young’ish appearance» so I could be projecting but that’s how felt. I am not young btw but in my 30’s. He probably would have treated me better if I were a white male. Sorry, but I feel mistreated often because I’m a petite Asian female; people don’t take me seriously enough and I get no respect anywhere I go. It infuriates me.
He was like «Oh, is it for the Mercedes outside?» and I was like «Yeah» and then he said «Go outside and turn your headlights on»… which I did and that was it???
I was expecting him at least to go outside and inspect my headlights up close and personal and to make sure that it was the right VIN# and anything but no; all he made me turn my lights on. I was almost disappointed that my car wasn’t inspected more because it was such a long drive. He stayed inside the whole time and watched me turn the lights on; he didn’t even come outside to look at my car. There was no one in front of me; I was in and out in 3 minutes. The officer wasn’t thorough at all. I paid $ 30 to get my headlights fixed so I wanted them inspected real good!
It’s not really located on Washington btw, it’s on Cherry Street; you have to turn on Cherry.
The con is that this office is located in a rather dangerous neighborhood. Yea, I was kind of scared driving around Crenshaw and Normandie to be honest (these areas are always on the news for drive bys). I was paranoid of getting caught in someone’s crossfire so I drove as fast as possible in order to get out of the «hood» asap.

So, our first baby is on her way and we finally installed our infant car seat. It took a while to figure out how to install it in my CR-​V, especially because the car owner’s manual and the instructions that came with the seat seemed at odds with each other at times. Given this thing is supposed to help save my baby’s life, we opted for not trusting ourselves and had it inspected for proper installation at the local CHP office. This is a FREE service!
As the inspections and re-​installations are only available on certain days, you do need to call ahead of time to make an appointment. They do fill up pretty quick too so try to do more than a few days before your due date. They will check seats for older kids too.
The officer said we did a good job of installing it. As we couldn’t figure out how to install ours in the center (the safest position) and had resorted to putting it on the passenger side, the officer took the seat out and completely re-​installed it in the center. He showed me how to do this and went over how to make sure the seat stays well-​placed. They also show you how to put the baby in the seat and make adjustments to keep baby comfy and safe.
I was also impressed that the CHP commissioner (the big boss who reports directly to the Governor) was there that morning to give this office an award for their car seat inspection program.