Probation Policies

The San Diego County Probation Department’s policies and procedures guide our staff’s working activities. As a department, we realize that updates and changes are needed regularly due to new technology, laws, and best practices.

The Department has posted all current policies and procedures, and associated education and training materials, in accordance with SB978 (Penal Code Section 13650) with the exception of policies and procedures, and associated education and training materials, relating to tactics, security, and issues of officer safety, which are not otherwise available to the public. The goal in providing our policies and procedures online is to increase transparency and encourage feedback from the community our staff serves.

Policies and procedures that have been redacted are listed by number and subject title without an active link.

An asterisk following the name of a policy or procedure indicates it is currently under revision.

Institutions Service

• Section 01 Administration and Organization *
• Section 02 Personnel and Management 
• Section 03 Staff Training and Development 
• Section 04 Records, Reports and Public Information  *
• Section 05 Facility Operations *
• Section 06 Programs and Activities *
• Section 07 Behavior Control *
• Section 08 Health Services
• Section 09 Food Service 
• Section 10 Clothing and Personal Hygiene
  • 10.3.4 Religious Head Covering     
• Section 11 Bedding and Linens 
• Section 12 IS Policy Facility Sanitation, Safety and Maintenance 
• Section 13 Emergencies *
• Policy 101 Authority and Legal Assistance
  
• Policy 102 Annual Review and Performance-Based Goals
• Policy 103 Institutional Services Manual
• Policy 107 Annual Facility Inspection
  
• Policy 201 Supervision of Youths
• Policy 202 Prohibition on Youth Control
• Policy 305 Chemical Agents Training
• Policy 400 Facility Emergencies
• Policy 501 Youth Reception
• Policy 502 Youth Classification
• Policy 503 Youth Orientation
• Policy 504 Case Management
• Policy 513 Management of Weapons and Control Devices
  
• Policy 514 Use of Force
  • Restraint Chair Memo
• Policy 515 Mechanical Restraints
• Policy 520 Release
• Policy 526 Body Scanner and X-Ray
  • Procedure 526 Body Scanner and X-Ray
• Policy 527 Radiation Safety and Protection
  
• • Procedure 527 Radiation Safety and Protection
• Policy 528 Crisis Awareness and Response CARE Team
  • Procedure 528 Crisis Awareness and Response CARE Team
• Policy 529 Youth Development Academy (YDA) - Secure Youth Treatment Facility (SYTF)
  • Procedure 529 Youth Development Academy (YDA) - Secure Youth Treatment Facility (SYTF)
• Policy 600 Youth Discipline
• Policy 609 Youth Grievances
  • Procedure 609 Youth Grievances
• Policy 700 Health Authorities
• Policy 701 Youth Screening and Evaluations
• Policy 702 Availability and Standards of Care
• Policy 703 Special Medical Care For Youths
• Policy 704 Counseling Services
• Policy 705 Release Transfers and Continued Care
• Policy 707 Suicide Prevention and Intervention
• Policy 910 Local School Wellness
  • Procedure 910 Local School Wellness
• Policy 1008 Institutional Telephone Use
  • Procedure 1008 Institutional Telephone Use
• Policy 1300 YTC Chalkboard
  • Procedure 1300 YTC Chalkboard
• Policy 1301 YTC Clinic Officer Medical Isolation
  • Procedure 1301 YTC Clinic Officer Medical Isolation
    
• Policy 1302 YTC Gymnasium and Weight Room
  • Procedure 1302 YTC Gymnasium and Weight Room
• Policy 1304 YTC Elevator
  • Procedure 1304 YTC Elevator
• Policy 1305 YTC Youth Movement on the Campus
  • Procedure 1305 YTC Youth Movement on the Campus
• Policy 1306 YTC Staff Wellness Center
• Policy 1307 YTC Off-Campus Excursions
  • Procedure 1307 YTC Off-Campus Excursions
• Policy 1308 YTC Release of Youth
  • Procedure 1308 YTC Release of Youth
• Policy 1309 YTC Cottage Work Programs
  • Procedure 1309 YTC Cottage Work Programs
• Policy 1310 YTC Intake
  • Procedure 1310 YTC Intake
• Policy 1311 YTC Food Service
  • Procedure 1311 YTC Food Service
• Policy 1312 YTC Late Night Shift Security
  • Procedure 1312 YTC Late Night Shift Security
• Policy 1313 YTC Medication Pass
  • Procedure 1313 YTC Medication Pass
• Policy 1314 YTC Administrative Removals (AR) of Youth
  • Procedure 1314 YTC Administrative Removals (AR) of Youth
• Policy 1315 YTC Contraband Chain of Custody for Evidence
  • Procedure 1315 Contraband Chain of Custody for Evidence
• Policy 1316 YTC Central Control
  • Procedure YTC Central Control
• Policy 1318 YTC Visiting
  • Procedure 1318 YTC Visiting
• Policy 1319 YTC Schedule
  • Procedure 1319 YTC Schedule
• Policy 1320 YTC Education Program
  • Procedure 1320 YTC Education Program
    

Field Service

• Chief's Preface
• Policy 100 Probation Authority
• Policy 101 Chief Probation Officer
• Policy 103 Policy Manual
  
• Policy 200 Organizational Structure and Responsibility
  
• Policy 201 Interoffice Memo/Policy and Procedure Update
• Policy 202 Preparations and Response to Emergencies of a Catastrophic Nature within the County 
  
• Policy 203 Training
  
• Policy 204 Electronic Mail
• Policy 205 Administrative Communications
  
• Policy 206 Supervision Staffing Levels
• Policy 207 Retiree Concelaed Firearms
• Policy 208 Mail
• Policy 209 Retiree Concealed Firearms 
  
• Policy 210 Claims Handling 
  
• Policy 211 Travel 
  
• Policy 212 Public Information 
  
• Policy 213 Grants and Revenue Contract Management 
  
• Policy 300 Use of Force
  
• Policy 301 Use of Force Review Boards 
  
• Policy 304 Mechanical Restraints
  
  • Procedure 304 Mechanical Restraint
• Policy 303 Control Devices and Techniques Policy
  
• Policy 305 Officer Involved Shootings or Deaths
  
• Policy 306 Conducted Energy Weapon
• Policy 307 Firearms Policy  
  
• Policy 308 Threats, Danger to Employees 
  
• Policy 309 Management of Critical Incidents in the Field 
  
• Policy 310 Line of Duty Death
• Policy 313 Canines
• Policy 320 Child Abuse Reporting
• Policy 322 Indian Child Welfare Act
  • Procedure 322 Indian Child Welfare Act
    
• Policy 324 Information Technology Use 
  
• Policy 327 Incident Reports 
  
• Policy 345 Medical Emergency Response-First Aid CPR and Automated External Defibrillator AED 
  
• Policy 348 Confidentiality and Probation Case Files *
  
• Policy 349 Caseload Roster 
  
• Policy 350 Driver Training Program 
  
• Policy 352 Maintaining Case Records 
  
• Policy 355 Recommendations and Victim Restitution 
  
• Policy 356 Sex Offender Management 
  
• Policy 357 Juveniles Prosecuted as Adults and DJJ Commitment Guide
• Policy 359 Intercounty Transfer of Jurisdiction *
  
• Policy 360 Confidential High Profile Sensitive Cases 
  
• Policy 363 Fourth Waiver Search Warrantless Search and Force Entry 
  
• Policy 364 Transfer of Cases 
  
• Policy 367 Warrants and Juvenile Detention Orders (JDO) 
  
• Policy 371 Closing the Case File 
  
• Policy 372 Court and After Court Duties 
  
• Policy 400 Supervision Duties
  
• Policy 401 Early Termination of Supervision 
  
• Policy 402 Violations of Supervision 
  
• Policy 403 Modifications of Supervision 
  
• Policy 404 Offender Drug Testing 
  
• Policy 405 Transportation of Offenders 
  
• Policy 406 Ride-Along Policy (501)
  
  • Procedure 406 Ride-Along (501)
• Policy 408 Interstate Compact (Adult)
  • Procedure 408 Interstate Compact (Adult)
• Policy 413 Jurisdictional Transfer (Adult)
  • Procedure 413 Jurisdictional Transfer (Adult)
    
• Policy 414 Emergency Placement - Placement Prior to Resource Family Approval (RFA)
• Policy 417 Youth Development Academy (YDA) - Secure Youth Treatment Facility (SYTF)
  • Procedure 417 Youth Development Academy (YDA) - Secure Youth Treatment Facility (SYTF)
• Policy 418 Pretrial Services (Adult)
  • Procedure 418 Pretrial Services (Adult)
• Policy 419 Screening Committee
• Policy 442 Naloxone Administration
• Policy 500 Asset Forfeiture 
  
• Policy 501 Informants 
  
• Policy 503 Pre-Disposition Investigations 
  
• Policy 504 Pre-Sentence Disposition Reports 
  
• Policy 507 Investigation Case Assignment
  
• Policy 508 Immigration Status of Foreign Born Clients
  • Procedure 508 Immigration Status of Foreign Born Clients
    
• Policy 509 Division 31 Reasonable Candidate (EIRRC) and Title IV-E Pre-Placement Case Plans *
  
• Policy 512 Public Recording of Probation Officer Activity and Recording on County Property
• Policy 518 Field Officer Safety
  • Procedure 518 Field Officer Safety
• Policy 521 Family Data Collection and Notification
  • Procedure 521 Family Data Collection and Notification
    
• Policy 522 Juvenile Case Plans
  • Procedure 522 Juvenile Case Plans
• Policy 525 Reentry Services (Adult)
  • Procedure 525 Reentry Services (Adult)
• Policy 600 Department Owned Property 
  
• Policy 601 Personal Communication Devices 
  
• Policy 602 Vehicle Use
  
• Policy 604 Environmental Hazards
• Policy 606 800 MHz Radio
  • Procedure 606 800 MHz Radio
• Policy 615 Disposition Matrix
  • Procedure 615 Disposition Matrix
    
• Policy 700 Property and Evidence Management
  • Procedure 700 Property and Evidence Management
• Policy 702 Volunteers in Probation VIP
  
• Policy 703 CJIS Security
  • Procedure 703 CJIS Security
    
• Policy 704 Honor Guard
  • Procedure 704 Honor Guard
• Policy 706 Accessing Inspecting and Utilizing Records Sealed by the Court
  • Procedure 706 Accessing Inspecting and Utilizing Records Sealed by the Court
• Policy 800 Prison Rape Elimination Act PREA Standards  *
• Policy 801 Standards of Conduct
• Policy 802 Detention Control Unit DCU Initial Screening Detention and Release Processing *
  
• Policy 803 Custody Intake Unit
  
• Policy 808 Leaves and Absences
  
  • Procedure 808 Leaves and Absences
• Policy 809 Communicable Diseases
• Policy 815 Employee Recognition and Awards Program
  • Procedure 815 Employee Recognition and Awards Program
• Policy 820 Overtime Compensation
  • Procedure 820 Overtime Compensation
• Policy 826 Department Badges and Identification Cards
  • Procedure 826 Department Badges and Identification Cards
• Policy 832 Peer Support Program
  
  • Procedure 832 Peer Support Program
• Policy 833 Chaplaincy Program
  • Procedure 833 Chaplaincy Program
• Policy 834 Non-Custody Intake Case Processing
• Policy 900 Recruitment and Selection 
• Policy 901 Evaluation of Employees
• Policy 904 Probationary Employees 
• Policy 905 Personnel Transfer Policy 
  
• Policy 909 Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace 
  
• Policy 910 Random Drug Testing of Probation Officers
• Policy 912 Communicable Diseases 
  
• Policy 913 Smoking and Tobacco (810)
  
• Policy 914 Personnel Complaints 
  
• Policy 916 Personnel Files 
  
• Policy 921 Overtime Compensation 
  
• Policy 923 On Duty Injuries 
  
• Policy 924 Illness and Injury Prevention Program IIPP *
  
• Policy 927 Personal Appearance Standards
• Policy 929 Temporary Modified-Duty Assignments 
  
• Policy 930 Employee Speech and Expression  
  
• Policy 931 Disclosure of Contact Information 
  
• Policy 933 Professional Organizations and Activities 
  
• Policy 934 Conflicts of Interest update 
  
• Policy 935 Work By and With Offenders
• Policy 937 Requests for References