G-0300 Investigation of Firearms Discharges.pdf

Kern County Sheriff’s Office Policies and Procedures TITLE: INVESTIGATION OF FIREARMS DISCHARGES NO: G-300 APPROVED: Donny Youngblood, Sheriff-Coroner EFFECTIVE: REVIEWED: REVISED: UPDATED: August 1, 1990 06/22/2018 10/22/2009 06/22/2018 It shall be the policy of the Kern County Sheriff’s Office to investigate all incidents involving the use of lethal force or any discharge of a firearm by a member of the Sheriff’s Office. Lethal force is any use of force that is likely to result in serious injury or death of any person. This policy does not apply to an intended discharge of a firearm during training or unintentional discharge on the firing line at the Range, unless the unintentional discharge results in injury. DIRECTIVE 1 The commander, sergeant, and detectives assigned to an investigation will have full staff authority during the scope of the investigation. DIRECTIVE 2 As deemed necessary by the officer in charge of the investigative team, officers involved in the incident, either a