Novato Police Department
This department has independent oversight.
Sivil routes complaints first to Police Advisory and Review Board — the civilian oversight body for Novato. Routing here means your complaint isn't reviewed by the people it's about.
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Novato Police Department (CA)
How to file a complaint about a Novato Police Department officer
The Novato Police Department serves roughly 51,733 residents. If you had a problem with an officer, you have three distinct ways to file a complaint — and they are not equivalent. Here is how each one works in Novato, based on Sivil's audit of public records and agency websites.
1. Police Advisory and Review Board — independent civilian oversight
The Police Advisory and Review Board is a civilian agency that reviews complaints about Novato Police Department officers outside the department's own chain of command — your complaint is not investigated by colleagues of the officer involved.
- How the Police Advisory and Review Board complaint process works
- Police Advisory and Review Board website
2. Novato Police Department Novato Police Department — the department's internal channel
Complaints filed with Novato Police Department are investigated inside the department itself. The office investigates anonymous complaints.
- Phone: 415-897-4361
- Department page on the complaint process
3. File through Sivil
Sivil delivers your complaint by email to the right recipient for this department — routed to the Police Advisory and Review Board so it is reviewed independently. You keep a copy, and it takes about five minutes. Start your complaint here.
Good to know
- The Novato Police Department homepage links directly to complaint-filing information.
- General department line: 415-897-1122
Compiled by Sivil from agency websites and public records; last verified 06/25/2024. Procedures change — confirm details with the agency before relying on them. Sharing a positive experience instead? Send a compliment.