J-1700 Vehicles - Home Retention.pdf

Kern County Sheriff’s Office Policies and Procedures TITLE: VEHICLES – HOME RETENTION NO: J-1700 APPROVED: Donny Youngblood, Sheriff-Coroner EFFECTIVE: September 7, 1992 REVIEWED: 06/08/2018 REVISED: 03/03/2014 UPDATED: 06/08/2018 J-1700-1 POLICY The Sheriff's Office reserves the right to assign home retention vehicles to certain employees pursuant to Section 1116 of the Kern County Administrative Procedures Manual. The Home Retention Vehicle (HRV) program is intended to provide driver accountability and be a cost efficient alternative to conventional fleet management. The Sheriff’s HRV program is based on the operational need of the assignment and the benefit to the residents and visitors of Kern County as deemed by the Sheriff-Coroner. The Sheriff-Coroner reserves the right to expand or restrict the HRV program based on budgetary restrictions with reasonable notice to the participating employees.