Los Gatos, CA

Looking up someone in jail or prison in Los Gatos, California (Santa Clara County) splits across three layers. (1) **Local arrests** — Los Gatos contracts law-enforcement services from the **Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department** (LGMSPD) at 110 E Main St, Los Gatos CA 95030, phone (408) 354-8600. Note: LGMSPD operates as the local PD; some areas surrounding Los Gatos are SCCSO patrol. CPRA records request via the LGMSPD Records Unit. (2) **Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office (SCCSO) Inmate Search** at https://eservices.sccgov.org/ovr/findinmate/find — search by name; covers current detainees across the county jail system. **Main Jail Complex** at 150 W Hedding St, San Jose CA 95110 (designed for ~1,084 inmates); **Elmwood Correctional Complex** in Milpitas (largest SCCSO facility for sentenced and unsentenced inmates). SCCSO Sheriff main: https://sheriff.santaclaracounty.gov, phone (408) 808-4800. Visiting info at https://sheriff.santaclaracounty.gov/bureaus/custody-bureau/main-jail-complex. (3) **California state prison** (sentenced felons): California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) inmate locator at https://inmatelocator.cdcr.ca.gov — searchable by name or CDCR number. (4) **Federal Bureau of Prisons** at https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/ for federal inmates. (5) **Court records** for case info — Santa Clara County Superior Court at https://santaclara.courts.ca.gov — main court at 191 N 1st St, San Jose CA 95113. (6) **Visitation, deposit accounts, and inmate phone**: SCCSO uses GTL/ViaPath via https://www.connectnetwork.com — register an account online before visiting. CDCR uses the same vendor. **Tip**: Los Gatos arrestees are typically transferred to the SCCSO Main Jail or Elmwood within 72 hours. Sources: Los Gatos-Monte Sereno PD, Santa Clara County Sheriff, CDCR, Federal BOP, Santa Clara County Superior Court.

Divorce decrees in Sunnyvale, California (Santa Clara County) are held by the **Santa Clara County Superior Court**. Sunnyvale does not have its own family court — divorces are heard at one of the county's main facilities. (1) **Santa Clara County Superior Court Family Justice Center** at 201 N 1st St, San Jose CA 95113, phone (408) 882-2900 — the central family-law venue. Other courthouses: **Palo Alto Courthouse** at 270 Grant Ave (Family Law, Probate); **Downtown Superior Court** at 191 N 1st St, San Jose CA 95113 (Civil, Criminal). (2) **Find the case** at https://santaclara.courts.ca.gov — free public name search; covers Family Law cases countywide. Returns case number, parties, file date, and disposition (Judgment of Dissolution = divorce granted; Petition Pending = still active). (3) **Order a certified copy** at the Clerk's office at the courthouse where the case was filed. **Certified copy fee $40 first 5 pages + $0.50 each additional page** (Cal. Gov. Code § 70626); non-certified $0.50 per page; **search-record fee $50** for archived files. (4) **CDPH Vital Records** at https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CHSI/Pages/Vital-Records.aspx — issues divorce certificates ONLY for divorces filed **1962–1984**. From **1985 onward**, copies come ONLY from the Superior Court Clerk in the filing county; CDPH does NOT issue post-1984 divorce certificates. **Filing fees** for new divorces (for context): Petition for Dissolution **$435**; Response **$435**; both fees waivable under FW-001. **California does NOT issue separate state-level divorce certificates** for divorces 1985 onward — the Superior Court Clerk's certified copy IS the legal document. **Sealed cases** (DV-related, financial-disclosure orders, family files involving minors) are not visible. **Apostille** for international use: certified copy from Clerk first, then California Secretary of State. Sources: Santa Clara County Superior Court, Family Justice Center, CDPH Vital Records, Cal. Gov. Code § 70626.

Arrest records for Santa Clara County, California come from the agency that made the booking. **Five-source playbook**: (1) **Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office (SCCSO) Inmate Search** at https://eservices.sccgov.org/ovr/findinmate/find — current detainees across the county jail system. **Main Jail Complex** at 150 W Hedding St, San Jose CA 95110 (designed for ~1,084 inmates); **Elmwood Correctional Complex** in Milpitas (largest of the SCCSO facilities). SCCSO Sheriff main: https://sheriff.santaclaracounty.gov, phone (408) 808-4800. (2) **City PD arrest blotters** for arrests inside city limits — **San Jose PD** at https://www.sjpd.org (largest city in SC County); **Santa Clara PD**, **Sunnyvale Public Safety** (combined fire/police), **Mountain View PD**, **Palo Alto PD**, **Cupertino** (sheriff contract), **Los Gatos** (sheriff contract), **Saratoga, Milpitas, Campbell, Morgan Hill** all maintain blotters. (3) **Court records** for arrests that produced a charge — Santa Clara County Superior Court at https://santaclara.courts.ca.gov — search criminal case records by name + DOB or name + filing month/year (https://santaclara.courts.ca.gov/divisions/criminal-division/criminal-case-records). Hall of Justice at 191 N 1st St, San Jose CA 95113. (4) **State prison** (sentenced felons): California Department of Corrections inmate search at https://inmatelocator.cdcr.ca.gov. (5) **Personal record review**: California DOJ Live Scan at https://oag.ca.gov/fingerprints, $25 state fee + rolling fee. **SCCSO records request** at https://sheriff.santaclaracounty.gov/services/other-services/request-public-records. **Sheriff fee schedule**: citation signoff $25, ink fingerprint cards $20, law-enforcement background-check letters varies. **CPRA** (Cal. Gov. Code § 7920): 10-day response window; booking photos public per Penal Code § 13300; body-cam OIS footage releasable within 45 days under SB 1421/AB 748. Sources: Santa Clara County Sheriff, San Jose PD, Santa Clara County Superior Court, CDCR, Cal. Gov. Code § 7920.

Arrest records for San Jose, California come from one of two main agencies. (1) **San Jose Police Department** for arrests inside SJ city limits — 201 W Mission St, San Jose CA 95110, phone (408) 277-8900. **SJPD Records Unit** at https://www.sjpd.org handles incident reports, arrest reports, and clearance letters. CPRA records request via the city portal. SJPD is one of California's largest municipal departments. (2) **Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office (SCCSO)** for arrests in unincorporated areas + contract cities (Cupertino, Los Altos Hills, Saratoga, Los Gatos via LGMSPD). **SCCSO Inmate Search** at https://eservices.sccgov.org/ovr/findinmate/find — current detainees countywide. **Main Jail Complex** at 150 W Hedding St, San Jose CA 95110 (~1,084 capacity); **Elmwood Correctional Complex** in Milpitas (largest SCCSO facility). (3) **Court records** for arrests that produced a charge — Santa Clara County Superior Court at https://santaclara.courts.ca.gov — search criminal case records by name + DOB or filing month/year. Hall of Justice at 191 N 1st St, San Jose CA 95113. (4) **State prison** (sentenced felons): California Department of Corrections inmate search at https://inmatelocator.cdcr.ca.gov. (5) **Personal record review**: California DOJ Live Scan at https://oag.ca.gov/fingerprints — $25 state fee + rolling fee. **CPRA** (Cal. Gov. Code § 7920): 10-day response window; booking photos public per Penal Code § 13300; body-cam OIS footage releasable within 45 days under SB 1421/AB 748. **Older arrests** (pre-2000): file a written CPRA request to SJPD or SCCSO Records (https://sheriff.santaclaracounty.gov/services/other-services/request-public-records). Sources: San Jose PD, Santa Clara County Sheriff, Santa Clara Superior Court, CDCR, Cal. Gov. Code § 7920.

Coyote, California is a small unincorporated community in southern Santa Clara County (between Morgan Hill and San Jose). Business records run through three official sources. (1) **California Secretary of State bizfile Online** at https://bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov/search — free public search of all California Corporations, LLCs, and Limited Partnerships statewide. Returns entity number, status (Active, Suspended, Cancelled), formation date, registered agent, principal address, officers, Statement of Information history, and certified-copy ordering. (2) **Santa Clara County Clerk-Recorder** for **Fictitious Business Name (DBA) filings** — required for any sole proprietor or partnership using a name other than the owner's legal name. Search and file at https://clerkrecorder.sccgov.org, 70 W Hedding St, East Wing, 1st Floor, San Jose CA 95110, phone (408) 299-5688. FBN filing fee approx $26 first owner + $5 each additional name; renewals every 5 years; mandatory newspaper publication. (3) **City/County Business License Tax** — Coyote is unincorporated, so businesses operating there don't need a city license, but Santa Clara County may require a business permit through County Planning. Adjacent cities (San Jose, Morgan Hill) require their own city business licenses. (4) **For tax / sales-tax** records: California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) seller's permit search at https://www.cdtfa.ca.gov. (5) **Federal nonprofit data**: IRS Tax-Exempt Organization Search at https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos. **Tip**: when checking a business before doing business with them, run BOTH the SOS bizfile search AND the Santa Clara County FBN search — many sole proprietorships in unincorporated areas like Coyote operate under DBAs not visible in SOS. Sources: California Secretary of State, Santa Clara County Clerk-Recorder, CDTFA.

To check whether someone is in custody in Santa Clara, California, the source is the **Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office (SCCSO)**. **Three sources**: (1) **SCCSO Inmate Search** at https://eservices.sccgov.org/ovr/findinmate/find — search by name; covers current detainees across the county jail system. The system shows booking number, age, sex, race, booking date, charges, bail amount, court date, and housing location. (2) **Two main facilities**: **Main Jail Complex** at 150 W Hedding St, San Jose CA 95110 (designed for ~1,084 inmates — typical pre-trial detainees and shorter sentences); **Elmwood Correctional Complex** in Milpitas (largest SCCSO facility, holds both sentenced and unsentenced inmates, including a women's facility). SCCSO Sheriff main: https://sheriff.santaclaracounty.gov, phone (408) 808-4800. **Visiting info** at https://sheriff.santaclaracounty.gov/bureaus/custody-bureau/main-jail-complex — register a visit online, ID required, restricted to scheduled time slots. (3) **Local PDs** for short-term holds before transfer: **Santa Clara PD** at 601 El Camino Real, Santa Clara CA 95050, phone (408) 615-4700, https://www.santaclaraca.gov/our-city/departments-g-z/police-department; **San Jose PD** at 201 W Mission St; **Mountain View PD**; **Palo Alto PD**; **Sunnyvale Public Safety**. Most local PD arrestees transfer to SCCSO Main Jail or Elmwood within 72 hours. (4) **California state prison** (sentenced felons) — CDCR inmate locator at https://inmatelocator.cdcr.ca.gov. (5) **Federal Bureau of Prisons** at https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/ for federal inmates. (6) **Court records** — Santa Clara Superior Court at https://santaclara.courts.ca.gov shows hearings and case info. (7) **Visitation, deposit accounts, inmate phone**: SCCSO uses GTL/ViaPath via https://www.connectnetwork.com — register an account online before visiting. Sources: Santa Clara County Sheriff, Santa Clara PD, San Jose PD, CDCR, Federal BOP.