Chapter 3 – Personnel, Training, and Employee Relations

33020.13.1 Procedure for Issuing Badges

• The administrator of the Richard A. McGee Correctional Training Center (CTC) shall establish and maintain an accurate and automated record of all departmental badges issued to peace officer employees, excluding the DAPODivision of Adult Parole Operations (formerly P&CSD). The CTC shall issue a badge number to each qualified employee in the peace officer classification in ascending sequential order.

  • Once a peace officer employee is assigned a badge number, they shall retain their assigned number throughout their entire departmental career.

  • Badge numbers and badges (State-issued and optional) are assigned and issued solely by the CTC.

  • Under no circumstance shall badge numbers be assigned, issued, or transferred at the CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation facility level.

• Regulation Dome Badge
  
  The CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall purchase and provide to each uniformed peace officer employee, through the CTC, a numbered regulation domed badge upon the employee’s successful completion of the CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s pre-service academy training.

• Regulation Fire Shield
  
  The CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall purchase and provide to each uniformed fire department peace officer employee, through the CTC, a numbered regulation fire shield upon the employee’s successful completion of the CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s pre-service academy training.

• Flat Pocket Badge
  
  The CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall purchase and provide each non-uniformed peace officer employee, through the CTC, a numbered flat pocket badge upon the employee’s successful completion of the CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s pre-service academy training.

• Optional Badge

  • All permanent employees, who meet the requirements of PCPenal Code Sections 830.10 and 832, may purchase an optional dome and flat pocket badge(s) that meet departmental specifications if they so desire, but shall bear the cost of the optional badge(s). The optional badge shall bear the same number as the assigned State-issued badge. The total number of badges that can be possessed by any departmental peace officer shall not exceed two dome badges and one flat badge.

  • All orders for optional badges purchased at the employee’s expense shall be placed through the departmental badge coordinator located at the CTC, via the institutional badge coordinator.

• DAPODivision of Adult Parole Operations (formerly P&CSD)
  
  The DAPODivision of Adult Parole Operations (formerly P&CSD) shall provide special badges to all Parole Agents and Parole Administrators. All badges shall be purchased through the current contracted vendor. The Director, DAPODivision of Adult Parole Operations (formerly P&CSD) shall establish and maintain an accurate and automated record system for accountability of the DAPODivision of Adult Parole Operations (formerly P&CSD) badge number assignments.

• Autonomous Branches or Units

  • Peace officers (with the exception of Parole Agents) assigned to any of the autonomous units or branches within the CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall retain their assigned departmental badge number, and submit to the CTC for the appropriate classification ribbon.

  • Peace officers not in possession of a departmental badge number shall be assigned a number by the CTC with the appropriate classification ribbon, provided all training requirements have been met.

  • Autonomous units and branches include, but are not limited to, Background Investigations Unit, Classification Services Unit, Inmate Appeals Branch, Office of Correctional Safety Unit, Office of Internal Affairs, Regulation and Policy Management Branch, and Selection and Standards Branch.

  • Refer to the previous entry “DAPODivision of Adult Parole Operations (formerly P&CSD)” for Parole Agent badge request.

• Loaner Badges

  • All loaner badges are issued by the CTC to CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation facilities for the sole purpose of assigning to employees on a temporary basis while they are awaiting their assigned badge from the current vendor (i.e., addition or removal of ribbons or badge replacement).

  • The CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation facility is responsible for the temporary assignment, tracking, retrieval, and accountability of all loaner badges assigned to their facility.

  • Loaner badges shall contain an “L” in the badge number. Any badge not containing an “L” in the number is not considered a loaner badge and should be returned to the CTC immediately for disposition.