Full Notification

Operation “Second Chance” 2012

On Saturday, December 1, 2012, the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office,
in conjunction with all other Santa Clara County law enforcement
agencies, will be implementing a special month-long program in which
individuals with NON-VIOLENT MISDEMEANOR CRIMINAL and TRAFFIC WARRANTS
can receive a citation with a new court date, in lieu of being booked
into the County Jail.

“Operation Second Chance” 2012 will begin on December 1st and run
through December 31st. Individuals can go to any Santa Clara County law
enforcement agency to receive their warrant citation, which will require
a new “Promise to Appear” in court date. Operation Second Chance 2012 is
directed towards most misdemeanor warrants, no matter what the bail is,
including those warrants stamped “No Cite and Release,” and “No Bail.”

The following warrants DO NOT qualify for this program: felony warrants
and any warrant involving violence. Persons with these types of warrants
however, are urged to take this opportunity to turn themselves in so
they can take care of their matter in court.

This program has been tremendously successful over the past seven years.
More than 2,400 people have taken advantage of the program and avoided
spending the holidays in jail by self-surrendering. They were issued
citations with a new court date and released “on the spot.” The program
remains countywide with all law enforcement agencies participating.
Individuals with outstanding misdemeanor warrants can go to their local
Police and Sheriff’s stations and surrender themselves on the
outstanding warrants and be released instead of going to jail.

If you have any questions relating to this program, please contact
Sheriff’s Office Records at
(408) 808-4717.


The following law enforcement agencies are available to accept
self-surrenders at the place, time and days listed below:

1. Sheriff’s Office Headquarters
24 hours a day – 7 days a week
55 W. Younger Ave. – San Jose

South County Sub-Station -
M-F 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM
80 W. Highland Avenue - San Martin

2. Campbell Police Department
Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Wed 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM
70 North First Street – Campbell


3. Gilroy Police Department
M-F 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM
7301 Hanna Street – Gilroy

4. Los Altos Police Department
M-F 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
1 N. San Antonio Rd. – Los Altos

5. Los Gatos Police Department
M-F 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
110 E Main Street - Los Gatos

6. Milpitas Police Department
M-F 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
1275 N Milpitas Blvd. – Milpitas

7. Morgan Hill Police Department
M-F 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
16200 Vineyard Blvd. - Morgan Hill

8. Mt. View Police Department
7 days a week – 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM
1000 Villa Street - Mountain View

9. Santa Clara Police Department
M-F 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
601 El Camino Real - Santa Clara

10. San Jose Police Department
M-Thurs 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Closed 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
201 W. Mission Street – San Jose

11. Sunnyvale Dept. of Public Safety
7 days a week - 7:00AM to 7:00PM
700 All America Way – Sunnyvale

12. Palo Alto Police Department
M-Thurs 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
275 Forest Ave. - Palo Alto