Policy Text
A-100-1
Kern County Sheriff’s Office – Communications Section
Policies and Procedures
TITLE:
INTRODUCTION
NO: A-100
APPROVED:
Commander John Carpenter
EFFECTIVE:
August 18, 1992
REVIEWED:
August 21, 2025
REVISED:
November 5, 2019
UPDATED:
November 5, 2019
POLICY
The Communications Section is the window to the Kern County Sheriff’s Office. In most cases
it is the first and possibly the only contact the public will have with this office.
It is the mission of the Kern County Sheriff’s Office Communications Section to provide quality
public safety communications service.
There shall be no variation from the policies or procedures outlined in this manual except in an
emergency with prior approval of the Communications Section Manager, Division Commander,
Sheriff, or Dispatch Supervisor, to the extent required by the situation. The actions of the
Dispatch Supervisor will be documented and forwarded to the Section Manager.
It is the responsibility of the