Policy Text
ISSUE: 25-39 TRAINING BULLETIN DATE: June 27, 2025
Drug Paraphernalia for Destruction Process
Purpose
Provide information on new procedures for booking all drug paraphernalia for destruction.
Information
Due to the hazardous nature of handling drug paraphernalia including the risk of exposure
to the synthetic opioid Fentanyl or suspected Fentanyl-related substances and the risk of
being poked or cut, the following are the new KCSO booking procedures in accordance
with the Kern County Sheriff’s Office Property Room Packaging Guidelines for all drug
paraphernalia will change as follows, effective immediately.
All drug paraphernalia seized shall be booked for “Destruction” NOT as “Evidence.” Drug
paraphernalia is considered to be, but not limited to:
- Any glass smoking pipe
- Tooters (straw, hollowed pen, etc.)
- Any small pieces of tin foil
- Burnt spoons
- Hypodermic syringes
- Any device, contrivance, instrument, or paraphernalia used for unlawfully ingesting a
controlled substance
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