Full Notification

Now through December 31, 2016, the City of Los Altos Police Department will be participating in Operation Second Chance. As part of this county-wide special program, 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.

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 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
• Warrants involving violence (including all domestic violence warrants)
• Warrants involving a firearm
• Warrants involving resisting arrest
• Warrants involving giving false information to a peace officer

Persons with these types of warrants however, are urged to take this opportunity to turn themselves in so they can resolve their matter in court.

More than 3,300 people have taken advantage of the Operation Second Chance program over the past decade and avoided spending the holidays in jail by self-surrendering. 

For more information or questions, contact the Los Altos Police Department at (650) 947-2770.

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

Los Altos Police Department                                     M-F   8:00am - 4:30pm
1 N. San Antonio Rd. – Los Altos

Campbell Police Department                                     M-F   8:00am - 6:00pm
70 North First Street – Campbell

Gilroy Police Department                                          M-F   7:00am - 7:00pm
7301 Hanna Street – Gilroy

Los Gatos/Monte Sereno Police Department          M-Thur   9:00am - 4:00pm
110 E. Main Street – Los Gatos                                   Friday    9:00am - 1:00pm

Milpitas Police Department                                       M-F   10:00am - 4:00pm
1275 N. Milpitas Blvd. – Milpitas

Morgan Hill Police Department                                 M-F   8:00am - 7:00pm
16200 Vineyard Blvd. – Morgan Hill

Mountain View Police Department                            7 days a week – 7:00am - 7:00pm
1000 Villa Street – Mountain View

Santa Clara Police Department                                  Wed   12:00pm - 5:00pm
601 El Camino Real – Santa Clara                               Thur-Fri   7:00am - 5:00pm

San Jose Police Department                                     M-Thur   9:00am - 3:00pm
201 W. Mission Street – San Jose                               Closed  12:00pm - 1:00pm

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

Sheriff’s Office South County Substation                M-F   7:30am to 4:00pm
80 W. Highland Avenue – San Martin

Sunnyvale Dept. of Public Safety                             24 hours a day except 5:00pm - 9:00pm
700 All America Way – Sunnyvale

Palo Alto Police Department                                    M-Thur   8:00am - 4:00pm
275 Forest Avenue – Palo Alto