H-1000 Probably Cause Declarations.pdf

Kern County Sheriff’s Office Policies and Procedures TITLE: PROBABLE CAUSE DECLARATIONS NO: H-1000 APPROVED: Donny Youngblood, Sheriff-Coroner EFFECTIVE: August 4, 1993 REVIEWED: 10/20/2020 REVISED: 03/25/2005 UPDATED: 09/14/2018 POLICY California law allows peace officers to arrest a person for the commission of a public offense based on “reasonable cause” (P.C. 836). For purposes of this policy the terms “reasonable cause” and “probable cause” are synonymous. Absent a warrant, all arrests are based on probable cause. In felony cases even when the crime does not occur in the officer’s presence, an officer may make an arrest based on probable cause. There are also some misdemeanor offenses in which a probable cause arrest is authorized when the offense does not occur in the officer’s presence. All sworn members should make themselves aware of these exceptions. All probable cause affidavits for suspects arrested and booked are done through the Automated Regio