Policy Text
Kern County Sheriff’s Office
Policies and Procedures
TITLE: RULES OF CONDUCT – LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL NO: C-100
APPROVED: Donny Youngblood, Sheriff-Coroner
EFFECTIVE: REVIEWED: REVISED: UPDATED:
August 1, 1990 5/25/2023 3/1/2007 5/25/2023
POLICY
Law enforcement personnel are highly visible representatives of government and are entrusted
with the responsibility of ensuring the safety and well being of the community they serve as well
as delivery of effective police services. Employment in the field of law enforcement imposes
upon persons attracted to it, responsibilities and limitations on freedom of action which do not
exist in other callings. It is necessary to hold sworn members of the Sheriff’s Office to the
highest standard of conduct possible.
Law enforcement personnel, of the Sheriff’s Office, shall not engage in any course of conduct
which, when viewed in the context of contemporary standards, brings discredit to the member,
the Sheriff’s Office, or the law enforcement profession.