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Mountain View Police Department
1000 Villa Street
Mountain View, CA 94041
650-903-6344
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Hours
General Business:
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. (Mon.-Fri.)
Walk-in Crime Reports:
7 a.m. - 7 p.m. (7 days)
Submit your questions, suggestions, compliments,concerns, or track your existing request online.
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Traffic accidents are the most common life-threatening event. Fortunately, there's a lot we can do to reduce the odds of being in a collision.
Safe driving isn't just navigating your car through town when nothing unexpected happens. It's driving in an alert manner, keeping an eye out for problems, and being prepared to respond.
Traffic Collisions and Reports
Major traffic collisions or hit-and-runs with suspect information should be reported via 9-1-1 as appropriate. Minor traffic collisions where there are no injuries and both parties agreed to exchange information sometimes require a police report for insurance purposes only. If your insurance company requires a police report and case number, you can report the collision after the fact at our front counter using a Counter Report Form. In addition, hit-and-run cases with no suspect information and no injuries can also be reported using the same form. Counter Reports are not to be used for private property collisions (i.e., within a shopping center parking lot) or civil, non-criminal cases (i.e., someone damaged your parked car by accidentally openning their car door too hard). A police report is not needed in either of those cases and should be handled soley through your insurance company.
To complete a Counter Report, please read the instructions on the sample first page and then complete the second and third pages. Once completed, bring it in to the MVPD front desk located at 1000 Villa St. so that a case number can be issued.
Speeding Tickets
 Speeding tickets are given for 'unsafe speed'. Unsafe speed can be dictated by such things as weather, traffic, construction, etc. You can get cited for driving under the speed limit, when conditions make lower speeds unsafe.
When I see someone driving recklessly?
Yes, call 9-1-1. Try to obtain the vehicle license number. If officers locate the driver and observe the violation, they may issue a citation. Otherwise, MVPD will send a letter to the registered owner advising them of the action observed.
When road debris is interfering with traffic? When there's a dead animal on the road?
Yes. Call non-emergency incidents (650/903-6395).
| Who to Call | | Name | Phone (650) | When to Call | | Traffic Engineering | 903-6311 | To make suggestions or report problems regarding road markings, traffic signals, stop signs, red zones, etc. | | Abandoned Vehicle Hotline | 903-6358 | To report abandoned vehicles on public property or roadways. | | Code Enforcement | 526-7713 | To report abandoned vehicles on private property, such as a residential front yard. | | Traffic Hotline | 903-6146 | For non-urgent traffic questions and complaints, particularly recurring problems, such as red light running, speeding, parking, etc. | | Non-emergency Incidents | 903-6395 | For non-urgent reports, such as debris in roadway, traffic signal outage, etc. | | 9-1-1 | 911 | For emergencies. For traffic accidents with injuries or involving vehicles that cannot be removed from the roadway. | | | 
Pay $1000 to Send Your Car to Jail!
It's easy: lend your car to an unlicensed driver.
If s/he is stopped, the car will be impounded for 30 days, even if you weren't in it.
Includes expired or suspended licenses.
Cost to you: approx. $1000.
Review Driving Laws
California Driver Handbook
DMV Questions?
DMV
800/777-0133
Traffic Complaints?
Report Online
650/903-6146
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Can I put tinted windows on my car?
Yes, but not in direct view of the driver (windshield and front door windows).
Usually window tinting installed at the factory conforms to state law. Windows behind the driver, including the rear windshield can be tinted. However, you may wish to consider safety. In particular, if the rear windshield is opaque, it's difficult to drive safely in reverse.
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