Policy Text
Kern County Sheriff’s Office
Policies and Procedures
TITLE: USE OF MOBILE DATA COMPUTERS NO: E-850
APPROVED: Donny Youngblood, Sheriff-Coroner
EFFECTIVE: REVIEWED: REVISED: UPDATED:
December 17, 2008 9/22/2017 00/00/00 9/22/2017
POLICY
Mobile Data Computers are tools used to provide accurate and timely information to field units
actively engaged in the protection of life and property. Proper use of the Mobile Data Computer
will eliminate routine radio traffic making those radio channels available when needed for urgent
traffic, thus enhancing the safety of field units.
The MDC is a tool to reduce routine radio traffic and enhance safety. All authorized members of
the Kern County Sheriff’s Office will use the MDC system as fully as possible and comply with
all Sheriff’s Office directives on usage. Members will safeguard the equipment, information and
integrity of the system, and its information.