K-0850 Use of Badge, Patch and Insignia.pdf

Kern County Sheriff’s Office Policies and Procedures TITLE: Use of Badge, Patch and Insignia NO: K-0850 APPROVED: Donny Youngblood, Sheriff-Coroner EFFECTIVE: REVIEWED: REVISED: UPDATED: July 15, 2013 2/16/2018 7/15/2013 2/16/2018 PURPOSE Law enforcement officers are necessarily granted specified powers under the law. These powers include, but are not limited to, the power to make detentions and arrests under certain circumstances, the power to enforce certain court orders and the authority to conduct traffic stops, among others. In order to minimize conflict and gain voluntary compliance, the Sheriff’s Office utilizes traditional symbols of law enforcement authority when dealing with the public. It is important these symbols are readily recognized as official Sheriff’s Office insignia, and the symbols are possessed and used only by authorized persons. In order to generate voluntary compliance and minimize conflict, members of the public must be assured that any person who displays a s