Hopkins
County Sheriff's Department
Department Description:
The Sheriff's Department provides the following services to the citizens
of Hopkins County: crime prevention, court testimony, prisoner transport,
special event support, emergency response, patrol, criminal investigations,
narcotic enforcement, warrant service, bailiffs for courts, civil services and
dispatching services. The Sheriff is elected to a four year term of office by
the citizens of Hopkins County.
Department Objectives:
Continue with our crime prevention efforts, county wide and try to
reduce the inmate jail population
Department Responsibilities:
Long respected as the county's top lawman, the sheriff has a range of
duties that include criminal investigations, traffic enforcement, operation of
the jail and other responsibilities.Duties of the sheriff include:
- Providing security for the operation of county and district courts;
- Enforcing traffic laws, other county ordinances and other state laws;
- Service of process;
- Acceptance bail for prisoners in his custody;
- Conducting sales of seized and unclaimed properties; and
- Taking charge of and responsibility for the county jail and prisoners.
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