Policy Text
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Concurrent Jurisdiction
The purpose of this order is to e stablish procedure in cases wh ere concurrent
jurisdiction exists between the Sacramento Sheriff's Department and incorporated cities
or military facilities wit hin Sacramento County.
I. Crimes Occurring In Areas Of Sheriff's Department Jurisdicti on
A. When a crime occurs within t he unincorporated area of the Co unty of
Sacramento, and officers of the S heriff's Department pursue the
suspect(s) into an incorporated city limits, the Sheriff's offi cers will take
custody of the suspect.
B. If a suspect is taken into custody by a city police departme nt for a crime
committed in the unincorporated area, a Deputy may respond and take
custody of the suspect after obtaining a supervisor's approval.
C. The same procedure will apply when a converse situation invo lving a City
Police Department occurs.
D. If a Sheriff’s officer detain s a suspect for suspicion of dr iving under the
influence, the CHP wil l be requested to respond to conduct the
investigation if the violation fo r which the driver has been st opped
occurred in the unincorporated ar ea of the county. If the viol ation
occurred in a city, that city’ s police department will be respo nsible for
conducting the investigation.
II. Crimes Occurring In Areas Outside Department Jurisdiction
A. In instances where an office r of this department observes a crime that
occurred other than in the unincor porated area of Sacramento, a nd/or
makes an on-sight arrest for a crime occurring outside of the S heriff's
Department jurisdiction, the resp onsible law enforcement agency shall be
notified and the case and any s uspect(s) will be turned over to the agency
having jurisdiction. If for any reason our department is reque sted to book
the suspect(s) or conduct addition al investigation, the officer may do so. A
report shall be prepared containing all pertinent information a nd be
classified as "Assist ance Outside Agency."
Field Services Page 2 of 2 06/05 (REV 1/04) B. The Sheriff's Department Recor ds Section will forward a copy of the report
to the appropriate law enforcement agency.
C. If an officer is off duty a t the time of an arrest, the on-d uty Field Services
Watch Commander and the officer' s Division Commander shall be n otified.
III. Military Facilities
A. Jurisdiction for offenses o ccurring on military facilities i s affected by the
location of the offense and by t he status of the violator.
B. Military facilities can be com prised of three distinct juris dictional
properties: exclusive, partial and proprietarily.
1. If the offense occurs on F ederal land that is either exclusi ve or
partial, the Federal governmen t (military police, military
investigation agency or Federal B ureau of Investigation) has so le
authority to investi gate the crime.
2. If an offense occurs within pr oprietorial jurisdiction, loca l civilian law
enforcement agencies or the Federa l government may investigate
or both.
C. Federal police agencies have aut hority to investigate and ar rest violators
who are military members regardl ess of the location of the inci dent. The
Sheriff's Department will cooperat e with Federal authorities on a case-by-
case basis which party has the greater interest in the investig ation.