Sheriff

Patrol and guard courthouses, grand jury rooms, or assigned areas to provide security, enforce laws, maintain order, and arrest violators.

Supervise law enforcement staff, such as jail staff, officers, and deputy sheriffs.

Place people in protective custody.

Take control of accident scenes to maintain traffic flow, to assist accident victims, and to investigate causes.

Execute arrest warrants, locating and taking persons into custody.

Locate and confiscate real or personal property, as directed by court order.

Serve statements of claims, subpoenas, summonses, jury summonses, orders to pay alimony, and other court orders.

Question individuals entering secured areas to determine their business, directing and rerouting individuals as necessary.

Transport or escort prisoners and defendants en route to courtrooms, prisons or jails, attorneys' offices, or medical facilities.

Record daily activities and submit logs and other related reports and paperwork to appropriate authorities.

Manage jail operations and tend to jail inmates.

Investigate illegal or suspicious activities.

Notify patrol units to take violators into custody or to provide needed assistance or medical aid.

Drive vehicles or patrol specific areas to detect law violators, issue citations, and make arrests.