Policy Text
Kern County Sheriff’s Office
Driver Training
KERN COUNTY REGIONAL
TRAINING CENTER
Reasons for Law
Enforcement Driver Training
Reduce collisions, injuries, and deaths
Reduce personal and agency liability
Increase attention to the driving task
Increase emotional control and discipline
Improve decision making ability while driving a
vehicle under all conditions.
Legal Issues and Liabilities
There are three basic types of law
enforcement driving:
– Non-emergency
– Emergency Response
– Pursuit
Emergency Driving Policy
and Procedures
Legal provisions
State law
Case Law
Agency policy. All emergency driving
policies will include certain provisions
as required by Penal Code Section
13519.8.
Agency policies and guidelines
regarding emergency driving
Agency policies and guidelines can be
more restrictive than state law
Long Beach POA v. City of Long Beach
Link to DPPM E-100-emergency driving
and DPPM E-200-pursuits:
http://sharepoint/ProcedureManual/Tabl
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