Policy Text
Kern County Sheriff’s Office
Policies and Procedures
NO: J-
TITLE: Racial and Identity Profiling Act
2350J-2350
APPROVED: Donny Youngblood, Sheriff-Coroner
EFFECTIVE: REVIEWED: REVISED: UPDATED:
April 14, 2024 April 14, 2024 April 14, 2024 April 14, 2024
PURPOSE AND SCOPE
The purpose of this policy is to inform and train Sheriff’s Office personnel on the requirements of
Assembly Bill (AB) 953, also known as the Racial and Identity Profiling Act of 2015 or RIPA.
This act, enacted as California Government Code section 12525.5, mandates that state and local
law enforcement agencies collect and annually report specified data regarding stops and detentions
of individuals. This required data includes information related to the date, time, duration, reason,
and result of the stops as well as additional subjective factors relating to the deputy’s perception
of the person stopped. Completion of this data is mandatory and completely independent of other
existing documentation (i.e., General offense report, notes in call for service.).