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At the county level, the head Law Enforcement Officer is the Sheriff. The Sheriff is (usually) elected by the residents of that county, and is head of the county's sheriff's office and the county's jail.

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(in the US) In most states it is the Country Sheriff's Office. However many counties have established County Police Departments to handle the law enforcement function normally handled by County Sheriff's Offices.

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exactly as the name says. County LEOs have jurisdiction only in the counties they patrol.

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