Policy Text
Kern County Sheriff’s Office
Policies and Procedures
TITLE:
VEHICLE POLICIES – USE OF PRIVATE VEHICLES
NO: E-600
APPROVED: Donny Youngblood, Sheriff-Coroner
EFFECTIVE:
August 1, 1990
REVIEWED:
9/22/2017
REVISED:
5/5/2006
UPDATED:
9/22/2017
E-600-1
POLICY
The use of private vehicles in connection with official Sheriff’s Office business is at the sole
discretion of the Sheriff-Coroner. Section 103.6 of the Kern County Administrative Procedures
Manual give the Sheriff-Coroner this authority and outlines the procedures to follow. Those
procedures are repeated below for convenience.
PROCEDURE
A member of the Sheriff’s Office who wishes to use a private vehicle will:
• Obtain written permission from the Sheriff-Coroner;
• Complete and file an approved mileage authorization form;
• Verify proper insurance coverage:
o Minimum public liability $15,000/$30,000;
o Minimum property damage $10,000.
• Maintain a valid California driver’s license;
o Mileage cont