Section 3393 - Uniforms, Badges, and Insignia(a) All peace officer personnel shall wear uniforms and insignia as prescribed by the Secretary, unless specifically exempted by the warden, superintendent, or regional parole administrator. Personnel shall not wear a department uniform into any bar, tavern, gambling hall or night club, except in the performance of assigned duties.(b) Uniformed peace officer personnel shall wear the official department badge as a standard item of uniform attire. Exceptions may be authorized by the warden, superintendent, regional parole administrator, or department division head to whom such employees report. All personnel appointed to positions designated as peace officers in Section 3291 are authorized to possess and carry an official California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation badge. It is unlawful for any person, including a department employee who is not a peace officer, to wear, exhibit or use the department badge or a facsimile of the badge without specific authority to do so.(c) All uniformed peace officer personnel shall wear a clearly displayed nameplate as a standard item of uniform attire. Any employees having contact with incarcerated persons and the general public may also be required to wear a nameplate while on duty, as determined by the warden, superintendent, division head, or regional parole administrator to whom the employee reports.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 15, § 3393
Note: Authority cited: Section 5058, Penal Code. Reference: Section 830.10, Penal Code.
Note: Authority cited: Section 5058, Penal Code. Reference: Section 830.10, Penal Code.
1. Amendment filed 7-29-76; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 76, No. 31).
2. Repealer of subsection (d) and new subsections (d), (e) and (f) filed 3-22-78; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 78, No. 12).
3. Amendment of subsection (d), repealer of subsection (e) and amendment and renumbering of subsection (f) to subsection (e) filed 8-22-79; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No. 34).
4. Amendment filed 2-16-88; operative 3-17-88 (Register 88, No. 9).
5. Editorial correction of printing errors in subsections (b) and (c) (Register 92, No. 5).
6. Amendment filed 12-9-2008; operative 1-8-2009 (Register 2008, No. 50).
7. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (c) filed 7-1-2024 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2024, No. 27).