Use of Force Documents (Sheriff's Office)
| Multi Request | Use of Force Documents |
| Submitted | June 3, 2020 |
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From: Kathleen Hiester
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
All training and policy materials maintained by the department regarding the use of force.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 calendar days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Kathleen Hiester
From: San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office
All of our policies (including our UOF policy starting at page 47) are available here: https://www.smcsheriff.com/sites/default/files/resources_files/2020_Operations_Policy_Manual.pdf
POLICY MANUAL 2020 - smcsheriff.com<https://www.smcsheriff.com/sites/default/files/resources_files/2020_Operations_Policy_Manual.pdf>
POLICY MANUAL . 2020 . NOTE: The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office Policy Manual is a living document, which is subject to regular revisions and
www.smcsheriff.com
The Sheriff's Office, to the extent it maintains the type of training documents you are requesting, maintains them in the training files of individual officers, which are personnel records exempt from the Public Records Act under Section 6254(c) and (k) of the Government Code and Section 832.7 of the Penal Code and Evidence Code 1043.
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