Policy Text
Kern County Sheriff’s Office
Policies and Procedures
TITLE:
FOREIGN NATIONALS AND CONSULAR
NOTIFICATION / TRUST ACT COMPLIANCE
NO: J-110
APPROVED:
Donny Youngblood, Sheriff-Coroner
EFFECTIVE:
October 6, 2000
REVIEWED:
06/01/2018
REVISED:
01/01/2014
UPDATED:
06/01/2018
J-110-1
EFFECTIVE:
October 6, 2000
REVIEWED:
06/01/2018
REVISED:
01/01/2014
UPDATED:
06/01/2018
DEFINITIONS
When used in this policy:
Foreign National means any person, adult or juvenile, who is not a citizen of the
United States. Persons with dual citizenship of the United States and a foreign
country are not foreign nationals for purposes of this policy.
Detention means detained by a law enforcement officer for over two hours.
Consular Officer is a citizen of a foreign country employed by a foreign government
and authorized to provide assistance on behalf of that government to that
government’s citizens in a foreign county.