Policy Text
Kern County Sheriff’s Office
Policies and Procedures
TITLE: UNIFORM CLASS DESCRIPTIONS NO: K-400
APPROVED: Donny Youngblood, Sheriff-Coroner
EFFECTIVE: REVIEWED: REVISED: UPDATED:
March 1, 2003 05/02/2025 05/02/2025 05/02/2025
The Kern County Sheriff's Office includes members from numerous classifications. There are a
wide range of job duties among these classifications and not all of them require the wearing of a
uniform. Due to the varying needs of divergent jobs within the Sheriff's Office, it is necessary to
authorize several different types and classes of uniforms for Sheriff's personnel.
The Sheriff-Coroner will determine which personnel shall wear a uniform during their tour of duty.
The following are the only authorized types and classes of Sheriff's Office uniforms.
• Deputy Sheriffs
o Class A
o Class B
o Class C
o Class C Hybrid
o Class D
o Special Event Western Uniform
• Detentions Deputies
o Class A
o Class B
o Class C
o Class D
• Detentions Officers
o Class A
o Class B
o C