C-500.pdf

Kern County Sheriff’s Office – Communications Section Policies and Procedures TITLE: ASSIGNMENT OF RADIO CALL SIGNS NO: C-500 APPROVED: Commander John Carpenter EFFECTIVE: REVIEWED: REVISED: UPDATED: January 1, 1994 August 21, 2025 January 27, 2015 January 27, 2015 POLICY All radio call signs will be assigned by the Communications Section. Personnel changing assignments who need radio call signs will contact the Communications Section for the proper call sign. PROCEDURE Any work unit creating a new position or job function that will require a radio call sign to be used on Sheriff's dispatch frequencies must contact the Communication's Section Shift Supervisor. This provides consistency and prevents duplication. C-500-1