The main office of the Kern County 地方检察官's Office is located in Bakersfield, 县城. Regional (branch) offices are maintained in other Kern County communities where the Superior Court hears criminal cases. These communities are Delano, Lake Isabella, Lamont, Mojave, Ridgecrest, Shafter and Taft.
Branch office attorneys prosecute all misdemeanor cases originating in their respective offices from filing to conclusion. 除了垂直起诉程序案件, they also prosecute all felony cases originating in their respective offices through preliminary hearing, 通过对某些罪行的审判和判决.
中央山谷农村犯罪预防计划
Since 1999 Kern County has been a participant in the 中央山谷农村犯罪预防计划. This program is a multi-jurisdictional collaboration of the Agricultural Commissioners, Sheriff's 部门 and 地方检察官 Offices in the eight 圣华金 Valley counties, 弗雷斯诺, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, 圣华金, 斯坦尼斯劳斯和图拉雷县.
The Rural Crime Prevention Program is a state-funded program that is administered by the Governor's Office of 紧急 Services. 它专门针对从事石油和农业犯罪的罪犯.
Cases within the Rural Crime program are filed in the judicial district where the crime was committed; for that reason supervision of the program is part of 分支机构操作.