D-0200 Crime Scene Investigations Unit - AOD Requests.pdf

Kern County Sheriff’s Office Investigations Division TITLE: Crime Scene Investigations Unit – A.O.D. Requests NO: D-200 APPROVED: Commander Raul Murillo EFFECTIVE: REVIEWED: REVISED: UPDATED: 09/26/2009 03/24/2023 12/18/2019 03/24/2023 POLICY Generally, Crime Scene Technicians from the Crime Scene Investigations Unit will respond to requests from allied law enforcement agencies. Requests for service will depend upon the availability of a Crime Scene Technician. Crime Scene Technicians will only respond to assist allied agencies as part of a current Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on file with the Sheriff’s Office (i.e. allied agency OIS MOU). The Kern County District Attorney’s Crime Laboratory will respond to all other agencies requesting crime scene assistance. DIRECTIVE A The allied agency request will be directed to the Sergeant in charge of the Crime Scene Investigations Unit. In his absence, the request will go to the on-call Sergeant from the Investigations Division.