I would say a service. Actually, it can't be classified as either. It is a part of the Executive Branch of Government. In most (all?) states, the Office of The Sheriff is established in the State Constitution. The powers delegated to the Sheriff's Office vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction and may be restricted to simply providing security to the courts, serving Court papers, operating the County Jail, to operating a full-fledged law enforcement agency.
As of 2021, there have been a total of eight sheriffs in Clayton County, Georgia.
You can find a list of Florida sheriffs at the URL associated with this answer.
There is only one Sheriff per county.
LAPD officers are usually deputized in the county so if needed they can respond to situations when county officers are busy, but LAPD does not have authority over LA County Sheriffs Dept.
The Williamson County, TN Sheriffs Department is located at 408 Century Ct, Franklin, TN 37064. They can be reached by phone at 615-790-5560.
Sheriffs are generally elected by voters of a county. Commissioners are municipal employees and are therefore not elected by voters.
The address of the Pierce County Sheriffs Honor Guard Association is: 1873 Miller Drive, Dupont, WA 98327-9038
The address of the Wayne County Sheriffs Youth Education Fund is: 1231 Saint Antoine St, Detroit, MI 48226-2300
Contact whatever agency that operates the county jail (Sheriffs Office???) and ask.
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The answer would be Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs. (in the US) Some counties do not vest overall law enforcment power in a Sheriff's office and they have, instetad, County Police Departments.
Officers of the New Mexico State Parks, state police, and county sheriffs have the authority to stop and inspect vessels for safety violations.