If your property has been lost or stolen, you should file a report as soon as possible. Please be as descriptive as possible and include any serial numbers or owner applied numbers on the item(s). You may call the non-emergency dispatch at (916)-714-5115 or you mayfile a report online.

Safekeeping property is non-evidentiary property that is placed in the custody of a law enforcement agency for temporary protection on behalf of the owner. Safekeeping property is held for a period of 60 days. If the owner is incarcerated, they must make arrangements to have the property picked up within the 60 day period, or must request in writing that the property be held up to an additional 10 months. Safekeeping property not retrieved within this time period will be disposed of per departmental policy in accordance with California law.

Subject to notice below, a person who claims title to any firearm that is in the custody or control of a court or law enforcement agency and who wishes to have the firearm returned shall make application for a determinationby the Department of Justice as to whether he or she is eligible to possess a firearm (PC33850). Prior to the return of any firearm to its owner, the individual seeking the return of the firearm must submit a LawEnforcement Gun Release Application to the Department of Justice. The application is available at www.oag.ca.gov/firearms. It may take up to 30 days to process the application. If the firearm is evidence in a criminal case, the detective shall have final authorization of the disposition of the firearm. If firearms are not claimed within 180 days of notification that the firearm is available for return the law enforcement agency may dispose of the firearm (PC 33875).

Reminder: Effective January 1, 2017, "Bullet Button" Firearms are Considered Assault Weapons

Pursuant to Assembly Bill 1135 (Stats. 2016, ch. 40) and Senate Bill 880 (Stats. 2016, ch. 48) effective January 1, 2017, the definition of assault weapon is revised.

These bills require that any person who, from January 1, 2001, to December 31, 2016, inclusive, lawfully possessed an assault weapon that does not have a fixed magazine, as defined in Penal Code section 30515, including those weapons with an ammunition feeding device that can be readily removed from the firearm with the use of a tool, shall register the firearm before January 1, 2018, but not before the effective date of the regulations adopted by the DOJ.

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Mental Health Incidents

Notice of Rights Welfare and Institutions Code 8102, et seq.

Upon the release of a person who has been detained or apprehended for examination of his or her mental condition, the law enforcement agency that has confiscated any firearm or other deadly weapon from that person shall have 30 days to initiate a petition in the superior court for a hearing to determine whether the return of a firearm or other deadly weapon would be likely to result in endangering the person or others, and to send a notice advising the person of his or her right to a hearing on this issue. The law enforcement agency may make an ex parte application stating good cause for an order extending the time to file a petition. Including any extension of time granted inresponse to an ex parte request, a petition shall be filed within 60 days of the release of the person from a health facility. A request for a hearing on the petition must be made to the court clerk within 30 days. Failure to respond will result in a default order forfeiting the confiscated firearm or weapon. The court clerk shall set a hearing, no later than 30 days from receipt of the request and notify the person and the district attorney of the date, time, and place of the hearing. If, after a hearing, the court determines that the return of the firearm or other deadly weapon would likely endanger the person or others, the law enforcement agency may destroy the firearm within 180 daysfrom the date that the court makes that determination, unless the person contacts the law enforcement agency to facilitate the sale or transfer of the firearm to a licensed dealer pursuant to Section 33870 of the Penal Code. If the law enforcement agency does not initiate proceedings, the weapon shall be available for return upon compliance with all applicable requirements, including the requirements specified in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 33850 of Division 11 of Title 4 of Part 6 of the Penal Code.

Domestic Violence Incidents

Notice of Rights Penal Code Section 18250. et seq.

Unless the items confiscated from you are to be used as evidence in any criminal procedure, the firearm(s) shall be made available to you from the law enforcement agency five (5) business days after the seizure or as soon thereafter as possible. If, within this time, the law enforcement agency believes the return of these items will likely result in endangering the victim or person reporting the assault, or threat, you will be advised, and within 60 - 90 days of the seizure a petition will be initiated in Superior Court to determine if these items should be returned.