Policy Text
Kern County Sheriff’s Office
Policies and Procedures
TITLE: SAFETY OF FIREARMS
NO: G-0400
APPROVED: Donny Youngblood, Sheriff-Coroner
EFFECTIVE:
June 24, 2013
REVIEWED:
11/10/2017
REVISED:
UPDATED:
11/10/2017
G-0400NO: G-0400
POLICY
Sworn employees assume a significant responsibility in protecting and serving the public. As a
result, they are entrusted with a considerable level of public trust. Consequently, higher standards
are placed upon their conduct. These higher standards extend to both on and off-duty conduct.
This is particularly applicable when the off-duty conduct involves the consumption of alcohol. In
order to remain beneficiaries of the public trust, we must balance the rights of our sworn
employees with the responsibility to maintain the highest standards of professional and personal
conduct.
All employees carrying or handling any firearm in a public place, while on or off-duty, whether
the firearm is concealed or not (per DPPM G-700), sh