Policy Text
Kern County Sheriff’s Office
Policies and Procedures
TITLE: Emergency Driving NO: E-0100
APPROVED: Donny Youngblood, Sheriff-Coroner
EFFECTIVE: REVIEWED: REVISED: UPDATED:
February 12, 2005 5/15/2020 10/01/2008 5/15/2020
REFERENCE:
CVC 21052: Vehicle Code provisions apply to all operators of all vehicles.i
CVC 21055: Authorized Emergency vehicles are exempt from the rules of the road when
responding to fire, emergency, rescue, or pursuit, and the operator displays a solid
forward facing red lamp and activates a siren as necessary.ii
CVC 21056: Emergency vehicle operators must show due regard for the safety of all persons
using the highway.iii
CVC 21806: Pedestrians, other vehicle operators to yield to emergency vehicle by moving to
the right.iv
POLICY:
The fundamental purpose of Code 3 operations is to enable peace officers to arrive quickly and
safely at a scene of an emergency. It shall be the policy of the Sheriff’s Office that Code 3
operations (red light and siren) be strictly limited to emergency situations and pursuits.