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DONNY YOUNGBLOOD 1350 Norris Road, Bakersfield, California 93308-2231
Sheriff-Coroner Telephone (661) 391-7500
TRAINING BULLETIN
ISSUE: 22-05 DATE: February 3, 2022
IMARF ORDERS
It has become common for inmates to refuse to be transported to court for their
scheduled hearings. The resolution to this problem has been clarified by Presiding
Judge Humphrey. An IMARF is an order documented in an in-custody defendant’s court
documents that authorizes the Sheriff’s Office to use reasonable force to send/take a
defendant to court.
Presiding Judge Humphrey clarified that this order was intended for the next court date
after the IMARF was issued. Unless otherwise stated, this is a one-time order. If there is
a situation where a defendant is needed for multiple or consecutive court appearances,
there will be a specific order authorizing force to be used to transport a defendant
through the court process, where it is determined they are needed.