Policy Text
Kern County Sheriff’s Office
Policies and Procedures
TITLE:
PERSONNEL RECORDS CONFIDENTIALITY
NO: J-1600
APPROVED:
Donny Youngblood, Sheriff-Coroner
EFFECTIVE:
May 25, 1992
REVIEWED:
06/08/2018
REVISED:
03/01/2007
UPDATED:
06/08/2018
J-1600-1
POLICY
The California Penal Code provides that peace officers’ records are confidential. Further, for
non-peace officer personnel of a department, personnel records are protected under Government
Code 62548 and Code of Civil Procedure Section 1985.4 and 1985.6.
Thus, the personnel records of all members are deemed confidential and shall not be released or
information disclosed therefrom except as prescribed below.
This policy and procedure will apply to all employees, past and current.
DEFINITIONS
PERSONNEL: All members of the Sheriff’s Office, whether officers or employees, sworn or
non-sworn, permanent, part-time, extra-help or volunteer.
PERSONNEL RECORDS: Any file maintained under that individual’s name by his or her
employ