answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

In what context?

In most cases, a mayor is a city official, while a sheriff is a county official. If you are talking about county business, the mayor would have no standing. If you are talking about city business, the sheriff has no standing.

Another View: No. In some (most?) states, the office of Sheriff, even though they are locally elected, is a State Constitutional Office and the Sheriff's actions do not fall under the control of local government officials. The Sheriff answers only to the Governor, or State Legislature.

If the question were asking about a Chief of Police, then the answer would probably be yes. . ., just as long as the Mayor was not intruding, on, or circumventing, the enforcement of law. The C.O.P. is an employee/appointee of the Mayor and/or City Fathers and their actions may be administratively controlled by those locally elected officials.

User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Can a mayor overrule a sherriff?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

How do you use the word overrule in a sentence?

The mayor has the power to overrule the decision made by the city board.


What is the correct spelling of overrule?

overrule


When was Rowan Sherriff born?

Rowan Sherriff was born in 1951.


When was Wilhelmina Sherriff Bain born?

Wilhelmina Sherriff Bain was born in 1848.


When did Wilhelmina Sherriff Bain die?

Wilhelmina Sherriff Bain died in 1944.


When was Frederick Sherriff born?

Frederick Sherriff was born on 1889-03-08.


When did Frederick Sherriff die?

Frederick Sherriff died on 1943-01-31.


What has the author Asgar Ali Sherriff written?

Asgar Ali Sherriff has written: 'Horizon'


Who is Charlotte Sherriff?

me


When was Shane Cansdell-Sherriff born?

Shane Cansdell-Sherriff was born on 1982-11-10.


When did R. C. Sherriff die?

R. C. Sherriff died on 1975-11-13.


When was R. C. Sherriff born?

R. C. Sherriff was born on 1896-06-06.