Policy Text
Kern County Sheriff’s Office
Policies and Procedures
TITLE:
PRE-EMPLOYMENT DRUG TESTING
NO: C-400
APPROVED: Donny Youngblood, Sheriff-Coroner
EFFECTIVE:
August 1, 1990
REVIEWED:
6/15/2020
REVISED:
3/1/2007
UPDATED:
6/15/2020
C-400-1
POLICY
The Kern County Sheriff’s Office has a duty to provide professional law enforcement services
and operate its courts and detention facilities in a safe and secure manner including the
prevention of contraband (including drugs) from entering the jails.
The Kern County Sheriff’s Office has a duty to safeguard the confidentiality of criminal justice
information contained in the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System
(“CLETS”) and the Criminal Offender Records Information (“CORI”) system, the breach of
which could hamper the Sheriff’s ability to maintain law and order.
The Kern County Sheriff’s Office has compelling governmental interests in these areas and has
determined that pre-employment drug testing is