Policy Text
Kern County Sheriff’s Office
Policies and Procedures
TITLE:
USE OF A CONDUCTED ELECTRICAL WEAPON (CEW)
NO: F-800
APPROVED:
Donny Youngblood, Sheriff-Coroner
EFFECTIVE:
April 11, 2007
REVIEWED:
12/15/2020
REVISED:
12/15/2020
UPDATED:
12/15/2020
APPLICABILITY
When used in this policy, the terms “officer”, “peace officer”, “deputies”, or “operators” shall
include both Sheriff’s Deputies and Detentions Deputies.
POLICY
It is the policy of the Kern County Sheriff’s Office to perform our duties in such a manner that
attempts to minimize injury to the public, to suspects, and to our personnel. In keeping with that
policy, peace officers of this Office are permitted to use a TASER brand conducted electrical
weapon (CEW) to control a person when the deputy is acting within the guidelines of P.C. 835a,
DPPM F-100, and this policy, and the use of the CEW appears reasonably necessary to effect an
arrest, prevent escape, or overcome resistance.
When used in accorda