M-0700 Cell Phones and Personal Electronics.pdf

KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE Detentions Bureau Policies and Procedures TITLE: CELL PHONES / PERSONAL ELECTRONICS M-700 EFFECTIVE: REVIEWED: REVISED: UPDATED: March 3, 2017 07-11-24 07-11-24 APPROVED BY: Detentions Bureau Chief Deputy Cindy Cisneros REFERENCE: DPPM B-100, J-1900, DBPPM H-350, KCAPPM 307 POLICY The use of personal electronic devices poses a degree of distraction that potentially conflicts with the goals of officer safety, facility security and the accomplishment of employee job duties as well as the presentation of professional image. To ensure the safety and security of staff, incarcerated people and members of the public, the use or possession of personal cellular telephones and personal electronic devices within secure areas of the Sheriff’s Detentions Facilities, (as defined below) is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the section manager, or as specified in Directive #1 below.