Policy Text
Kern County Sheriff’s Office
Policies and Procedures
TITLE:
USE OF IMPACT MUNITIONS
NO: F-900
APPROVED: Donny Youngblood, Sheriff-Coroner
EFFECTIVE:
January 18, 2019
REVIEWED:
January 1, 2021
REVISED:
January 1, 2021
UPDATED:
February 3, 2021
POLICY
The department utilizes less-lethal impact munitions that are designed for deployment with either
40mm impact munition launchers or FN 303 0.68 caliber (17.3mm) impact munition launchers.
Impact munitions are not intended to produce deadly effects; however, just as with other impact
weapons such as batons, these projectiles can cause serious injury or death if not used
appropriately.
The term “impact munitions” refers to a group of projectiles that have a low probability of
causing serious bodily injury or death when they strike a human target. Even though these
munitions are considered less-lethal, they are not to be considered non-lethal.
Deputy Sheriffs are permitted to use impact munitions to subdue subje