Policy Text
Kern County Sheriff’s Office
Policies and Procedures
TITLE:
TI/CRIME LAB SECURE VEHICLE STORAGE
NO: J-2200
APPROVED:
Donny Youngblood, Sheriff-Coroner
EFFECTIVE:
June 3, 1999
REVIEWED:
06/15/2018
REVISED:
00/00/00
UPDATED:
02/26/2008
J-2200-1
POLICY
Secure storage areas for vehicles are available at Technical Investigations, and in limited cases,
at the Crime Lab. The storage area at Technical Investigations is located on the west side of
Building “G” (Technical Investigations) at the Headquarters Facility. These storage areas
provide secure storage for vehicles that need to be processed for evidence by Kern County
Sheriff’s Office Evidence Technicians and/or the Crime Lab.
Officers may place vehicles in the storage lot when it is determined that the vehicle cannot
adequately be processed at the scene. The vehicle must be the object of a felony investigation
unless approved by a sergeant or above, and the report documenting the seizure of the vehicle
must be marked f