Policy Text
Kern County Sheriff’s Office
Policies And Procedures
TITLE:
CITIZEN COMPLAINT PROCEDURE
NO: D-600
APPROVED: Donny Youngblood, Sheriff-Coroner
EFFECTIVE:
August 22, 1992
REVIEWED:
6/1/2007
REVISED:
5/25/2006
UPDATED:
03/24/2016
D-600-1
POLICY
The Kern County Sheriff’s Office strives to maintain a relationship of trust and confidence with
the community. In keeping with this goal, it is the policy of the Sheriff’s Office to diligently
investigate all personnel complaints in a fair and impartial manner.
A written description of the procedure shall be made available to the public. See Attachment
“A” to this policy.
DIRECTIVE A
Whenever possible the complainant shall be provided with a Kern County Sheriff’s Office
Personnel Complaint form (Sheriff 580 2210 876 (Rev. 05/06)). An accompanying “Citizen
Complaint Procedure” (Attachment “A”) shall be made available to citizens wishing to make a
complaint. Personnel Complaint forms and Citizen Complaint Procedu