A sheriff's department can have a variety of duties based on the needs of the county. Some sheriff departments only serve the courts, such as serving subpoenas, providing bailiff services, etc. Some sheriff departments also patrol unincorporated parts of the county, and cities that make contracts with the department to provide law enforcement to the city. Sheriff departments can also operate the county jail system and transport prisoners. Also, in some parts of the US, the sheriff acts as the county treasurer and must collect taxes.
In all, the tasks of a sheriff's department are numerous and vary from each department on what is needed by the county.
The budget of Kern County Sheriff's Department is 16,900,000 dollars.
The budget of Riverside County Sheriff's Department is 502,000,000 dollars.
The budget of Sacramento County Sheriff's Department is 403,000,000 dollars.
Orange County Sheriff's Department - California - was created in 1889.
Clark County Sheriff's Department - Washington - was created in 1849.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department was created in 1850.
The budget of Suffolk County Sheriff's Department - Massachusetts - is 122,000,000 dollars.
The largest sheriff's department in the United States is in Los Angeles County. They have approximately 8,000 deputies.
The largest sheriff's department in the United States is in Los Angeles County. They have approximately 8,000 deputies.
No one answer- varies department to department. It may be a large complex agency, like the LA Sheriff's Dept, or a rural county with a Sheriff and an Undersheriff.
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