L-0453 Packet – Request for Release of Police Reports - Information Sheet Rev. 12-14-23 Request for Release of Police Reports SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF ORANGE Persons must petition the Juvenile Court to obtain a police report that relates to the taking of a minor into custody. Use the following forms: • Petition to Obtain Report of Law Enforcement Agency (form JV-575) • Notice to Child and Parent/Guardian Re: Release of Juvenile Police Records and Objection (form JV- 580) • Proof of Service—Juvenile (form JV-510) • Proof of Service—Juvenile (Additional Persons Served) (form JV-510(A))

L-0453 Packet – Request for Release of Police Reports - Information Sheet Rev. 12-14-23 Superior Court of California County of Orange, Lamoreaux Justice Center Juvenile Court Attn: Juvenile Records 828 Desk 341 The City Drive South, # 207 Orange CA 92868-3205 Phone: (657) 622-5500 Information Sheet – Request for Release of Police Reports (Welf. & Inst. Code, §§ 827, 828, and Cal. Rules of Court, rule 5.552) Juvenile records are confidential pursuant to Welfare & Institutions Code sections 827 and 828.

If you would like to review or obtain copies of a police report relating to the taking of a minor into custody, you are required to ask the Juvenile Court for permission. Police reports that do not relate to the taking of a minor into custody may be obtained directly from the respective law enforcement agency. Pursuant to Labor Code

section 432.7, an employer, whether a public agency or private individual or corporation, generally may not seek an applicant’s juvenile record to utilize as a factor in determining any condition of employment, absent the application of an exception to Labor Code

section 432.7. Step One: Fill out your petition. Fill out the form JV-575 (Petition to Obtain Report of Law Enforcement Agency). You may print legibly in black ink, type on the form, or fill it out online. • Write the name of the law enforcement agency from whom you are requesting the police report and the report number in box #3. • Describe in detail the reason why you believe the records exist, how you intend to use them, and why the records are relevant to your intended purpose in box #4. Step Two: Determine who needs to be notified of your petition.

You must serve the completed form JV-575 (Petition to Obtain Report of Law Enforcement Agency) and a completed form JV-580 (Notice to Child and Parent/Guardian Re: Release of Juvenile Police Records and Objection) on: • Office of District Attorney, • Orange County Probation Department, • The law enforcement agency from which you are requesting the police report, and • Any juveniles you believe are mentioned in the police report and their parents or guardians, if their addresses are known. You cannot request police reports without notifying these persons and agencies that have a right to be aware of your request.

This packet contains a list of addresses for the Office of District Attorney, Orange County Probation Department, and Orange County law enforcement agencies. Step Three: Complete the proof of service. Use the attached form JV-510 (Proof of Service-Juvenile) for proof of service. A form JV-510(

A) can be used if additional persons or agencies need to be provided notice of your form JV-575. On the form JV-510 and the form JV-510(A): • Complete the name and address of each person and agency entitled to notice of your form JV-575. • In the first paragraph of the form JV-510, list the form JV-575 and form JV-580 that will be served. For example, you could state the following: I served a copy of the form JV-575 and the form JV-580. • Write the name, mailing or electronic service address, date of service, and method of service for each person or agency to be served. Blank forms JV-575, JV-580, JV-510, and JV-510(

A) are also located on the Court’s public website at: http://www.occourts.org/forms/formslocal.html under L-0453 Packet - Request to Obtain Report of Law Enforcement.

L-0453 Packet – Request for Release of Police Reports - Information Sheet Rev. 12-14-23 Step Four: Complete service by mail or personally.

At least twenty (20) days before you submit your request to the Court, you must mail or personally serve copies of each of the following four forms to all persons and agencies whose names you listed in the form JV-510 and the form JV-510(A): • Completed form JV-575 (Petition to Obtain Report of Law Enforcement Agency). • Completed form JV-510 (Proof of Service-Juvenile). • Completed form JV-510(A) (Attachment to Proof of Service-Juvenile (Additional Persons Served)), if this form was necessary; and • Completed form JV-580 (Notice to Child and Parent/Guardian Re: Release of Juvenile Police Records and Objection).

Step Five: Submit your request to the Court. After you have served copies on all persons and agencies and retained a copy for yourself, submit the original forms (JV- 575, JV-580, JV-510 and JV-510(A)) to the Court. You may do this in person at the Juvenile Court Clerk’s Office, Room 207, on the 2nd Floor of the Lamoreaux Justice Center. Or, you may mail your request to the address listed at the top of this page. Step Six: Wait for the Court’s response. The Court will contact you by mail as to the status of your request within ten to twelve weeks.

The Court may grant your petition, deny your petition, or ask for additional information. In some cases, the Court will set a hearing to address your petition. If your petition is granted, you will receive two certified copies of the order in the mail with instructions. Take the two certified copies of the order and a valid California ID with you to obtain your copy of the police report from the applicable law enforcement agency.

L-0453 Packet – Request for Release of Police Reports - Information Sheet Rev. 12-14-23 Addresses for service of the petition materials (page 1) Office of District Attorney- Juvenile Matters 341 The City Drive South, Ste. 407 Orange, CA 92868 Orange County Probation Department Fountain Valley Police Department P.O. Box 10260 Attn: Records Supervisor Santa Ana, CA 92711 10200 Slater Ave Fountain Valley, CA 92708 Anaheim Police Department Fullerton Police Department Attn: Records Supervisor Attn: Records Supervisor P.O. Box 3369 237 W.

Commonwealth Anaheim, CA 92803-3369 Fullerton, CA 92832 Brea Police Department Garden Grove Police Department Attn: Records Supervisor Attn: Records Supervisor 1 Civic Center Circle P.O. Box 3070 Brea, CA 95821-5732 Garden Grove, CA 92842-3070 Buena Park Police Department Huntington Beach Police Department Attn: Records Supervisor Attn: Records Supervisor P.O. Box 5009 P.O. Box 70 Buena Park, CA 90622-5009 Huntington Beach, CA 92648-0070 Costa Mesa Police Department Irvine Police Department Attn: Records Supervisor Attn: Records Supervisor P.O. Box 1200 P.O.

Box 19575 Costa Mesa, CA 92628-1200 Irvine, CA 92623-9575 Cypress Police Department La Habra Police Department Attn: Records Supervisor Attn: Records Supervisor 5275 Orange Ave. 150 N. Euclid Street Cypress, CA 90360 La Habra, CA 90631 Dana Point Police Services La Palma Police Department Serve Via Orange County Sheriff’s Dept. Attn: Records Supervisor Attn: Special Services Supervisor 7792 Walker Street P.O. Box 449 La Palma, CA 90623 Santa Ana, CA 92702-0449

L-0453 Packet – Request for Release of Police Reports - Information Sheet Rev. 12-14-23 Addresses for service of the petition materials (page 2) Laguna Beach Police Department Orange Police Department Attn: Records Supervisor Attn: Records Supervisor 505 Forest Ave. 1107 N. Batavia Street Laguna Beach, CA 92651 Orange, CA 92867-4615 Laguna Hills Police Department Placentia Police Department Serve Via Orange County Sheriff’s Dept. Attn: Records Supervisor Attn: Special Services Supervisor 401 E. Chapman Ave. P.O.

Box 449 Placentia, CA 92870 Santa Ana, CA 92702-0449 Laguna Niguel Police Services Rancho Santa Margarita Police Department Serve Via Orange County Sheriff’s Dept. Serve Via Orange County Sheriff’s Dept. Attn: Special Services Supervisor Attn: Special Services Supervisor P.O. Box 449 P.O. Box 449 Santa Ana, CA 92702-0449 Santa Ana, CA 92702-0449 Laguna Woods Police Department San Juan Capistrano Police Services Serve Via Orange County Sheriff’s Dept. Serve Via Orange County Sheriff’s Dept Attn: Special Services Supervisor Attn: Special Services Supervisor P.O. Box 449 P.O.

Box 449 Santa Ana, CA 92702-0449 Santa Ana, CA 92702-0449 Lake Forest Police Services Santa Ana Police Department Serve Via Orange County Sheriff’s Dept. Attn: Records Supervisor Attn: Special Services Supervisor P.O. Box 1981 P.O. Box 449 Santa Ana, CA 92702-1981 Santa Ana, CA 92702-0449 Los Alamitos Police Department Seal Beach Police Department Attn. Records Supervisor Attn: Records Supervisor 3201 Katella Ave. 911 Seal Beach Blvd. Los Alamitos, CA 90702 Seal Beach, CA 90740 Mission Viejo Police Department Stanton Police Department Serve Via Orange County Sheriff’s Dept. Serve Via Orange County Sheriff’s Dept.

Attn: Special Services Supervisor Attn: Special Services Supervisor P.O. Box 449 P.O. Box 449 Santa Ana, CA 92702-0449 Santa Ana, CA 92702-0449

L-0453 Packet – Request for Release of Police Reports - Information Sheet Rev. 12-14-23 Addresses for service of the petition materials (page 3) Newport Beach Police Department Attn: Records Supervisor P.O. Box 7000 Newport Beach, CA 92658-7000 Orange County Sheriff’s Department Attn: Special Services Supervisor P.O. Box 449 Santa Ana, CA 92702-0449 Tustin Police Department Attn: Records Supervisor 300 Centennial Way Tustin, CA 92780 Vila Park Police Department Serve Via Orange County Sheriff’s Dept. Attn: Special Services Supervisor P.O.

Box 449 Santa Ana, CA 92702-0449 Westminster Police Department Attn: Records Supervisor 8200 Westminster Blvd. Westminster, CA 92683 Yorba Linda Police Department Serve Via Orange County Sheriff’s Department Attn: Special Services Supervisor P.O. Box 449 Santa Ana, CA 92702-0449

L-0453 Packet – Request for Release of Police Reports - Information Sheet Rev. 12-14-23 PLEASE NOTE: This information sheet/packet contains only “SAMPLE” forms. Blank forms can be located on the Court’s public website. (Link: Home | Superior Court of California | County of Orange (occourts.org)) 1. Under Forms & Filing, select “Forms.” 2. Under Forms, click on tab, “Forms by Packet” select “Juvenile Law.” 3. Select all items in the L-0453 Packet – Request for Release of Police Reports.

REQUIRED FORMS ARE MARKED WITH AN ASTERISK (*). • L-0453* Packet – Request for Release of Police Reports--Information Sheet and Sample forms o Sample JV-575* (Petition to Obtain Report of Law Enforcement Agency). o Sample JV-580* (Notice to Child and Parent/Guardian Re: Release of Juvenile Police Records and Objection). o Sample JV-510* (Proof of Service-Juvenile). o Sample JV-510(A) (Attachment to Proof of Service-Juvenile (Additional Persons Served), if needed.

L-0453 Packet – Request for Release of Police Reports - Information Sheet Rev. 12-14-23 REQUIRED: Provide the name, address and phone number of the person requesting report. Attorneys must provide bar identification number. REQUIRED: Provide the name and date of birth of child. If not known, put unknown. REQUIRED: Item 1 must be complete REQUIRED: Item 2 must be completed REQUIRED: Item 3 must be complete. Identify name of police department or law enforcement agency and report #. If report # is not known, put "unknown" and list date range of report. REQUIRED: Item 4 must be complete. If the reason for the request is employment, refer to California Labor Code

section 432.7 and its prohibitions on inspection of an applicant’s juvenile record to utilize as a factor in determining any condition of employment. REQUIRED: Petition must be signed and dated; Name must be typed or printed.

L-0453 Packet – Request for Release of Police Reports - Information Sheet Rev. 12-14-23 REQUIRED: Provide the name, address and phone number of the person requesting report. Attorneys must provide bar identification number. REQUIRED: Provide the child’s name. REQUIRED: You must serve Notice to: • The District Attorney, • Probation Department, • The law enforcement agency from whom you are requesting the police report, and • Any juveniles you believe that are mentioned in the police report and their parents or guardians, if their addresses are known.

You cannot request police reports without notifying these persons and agencies that have a right to be aware of your request. REQUIRED: Provide the Petitioner’s name from JV-575 –Item #1 REQUIRED: Must be signed and dated; Name must be typed or printed. Note: Objections are to be signed by the person objecting. Petitioner should leave this blank.

L-0453 Packet – Request for Release of Police Reports - Information Sheet Rev. 12-14-23 REQUIRED: Provide the name, address and phone number of the person requesting report. Attorneys must provide bar identification number. REQUIRED: Provide the child’s name. REQUIRED: List the forms that will be served. For example, “I served a copy of the form JV-575 and the form JV-580.) REQUIRED: Write the name, mailing or electronic service address, date of service, and method of service for each person or agency to be served. Note: A form JV-510(

A) can be used if additional persons or agencies need to be provided notice of your form JV-575. REQUIRED: Complete service by mail or personally at least twenty (20) days before you submit your request to the Court. You must personally serve copies of each of the following four (4) forms to all persons and agencies whose names you listed on this form and form JV- 510(A). • Completed JV-575 • Completed JV-510 • Completed JV-510(A), if necessary • Completed JV-580

L-0453 Packet – Request for Release of Police Reports - Information Sheet Rev. 12-14-23 REQUIRED: Provide the child’s name. REQUIRED: Must be signed and dated; Name must be typed or printed.

L-0453 Packet – Request for Release of Police Reports - Information Sheet Rev. 12-14-23 Note: Form JV-510(

A) can be used as an attachment to form JV-510 if additional persons or agencies need to be provided notice of your form JV-575. REQUIRED: Provide the child’’s name.