Policy Text
Kern County Sheriff’s Office – Communications Section
Policies and Procedures
TITLE: MANUAL MAINTENANCE, REVIEW & REVISION NO: A-200
APPROVED: Commander John Carpenter
EFFECTIVE: REVIEWED: REVISED: UPDATED:
August 18, 1992 August 21, 2025 November 5, 2019 November 5, 2019
POLICY
Policies and procedures play an important role in the daily operation of the Kern County
Sheriff’s Office Communications Center. They must be kept as up to date as possible to be
credible and effective. When existing policies and procedures are found to be defective or
insufficient, they will be revised to conform to statutes, constitutional requirements and other
policies and procedures. An attempt will be made to review the entire policies and procedures
manual annually.
The Section Manager, or designee, will be responsible for the updating of the Communications
Section Policies and Procedures Manual.
PROCEDURE A - REVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF POLICIES AND
PROCEDURES
Communications Center personnel should:
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