Policy Text
C-200-1
Kern County Sheriff’s Office – Communications Section
Policies and Procedures
TITLE:
EVIDENCE COORDINATOR
NO: C-200
APPROVED:
Commander John Carpenter
EFFECTIVE:
August 18, 1992
REVIEWED:
August 21, 2025
REVISED:
August 21, 2025
UPDATED:
August 21, 2025
POLICY
Radio and telephone communications shall be recorded on a 24-hour basis for the purpose of
providing evidence in criminal and civil cases, complaint resolution, training, quality control
monitoring, or other uses as determined by the Section Manager.
Recordings are maintained for a period of 60 months, after which time they are destroyed. Some
incidents may require that the recordings be retained for a longer period.
Recordings of specific communications are frequently requested or subpoenaed for use in court.
Whenever a request for a dispatch audio recording arrives at the Communications Center, the
Dispatch Supervisor processing such requests shall follow the procedure described below.