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Government

Jul. 10, 2026

Supreme Court upholds subpoena power of sheriff oversight agencies

A unanimous California Supreme Court ruled that county-created sheriff oversight entities have the authority to subpoena records when investigating complaints, affirming Sonoma County's civilian oversight office and strengthening similar agencies' investigative powers statewide.

The California Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that county-created sheriff oversight agencies have the authority to subpoena records needed for investigations, affirming a Sonoma County oversight office's power to compel documents from the county sheriff's office.

In a unanimous 3-0 decision, the court upheld lower court rulings rejecting the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office challenge to subpoenas issued by the county's Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and ...

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