COUNTY SHERIFF
The Sheriff acts as a conservator of the peace and the executive officer of the county and district courts, serve writs and processes of the courts, seizes property after judgment, enforce traffic laws on county roads and supervises the county jail and prisoners. In counties of fewer than 10,000 residents, he may also serve as ex officio tax assessor and collector.
The main duties of a sheriff are law enforcement, the courts and the jail. The duties of the sheriff:
To execute and return the processes and orders of the courts.
To attend, by himself or his deputy, upon all sessions of the Superior Court of the county and also upon sessions of the Probate Court whenever required, and while the courts are in session, never to leave the same without the presence of himself or his deputy, or both, if required;
To attend at the place or places of holding an election at the county site, on the day of an election, from the opening to the closing of the polls.
To publish sales, citations, and other proceedings as required by law and to keep a file of all newspapers in which his official advertisements appear.
To keep an execution docket wherein he must enter a full description of all executions delivered to him and the dates of their delivery, together with all his actions thereon.
To keep a book in which shall be entered a record of all sales made by process of court or by agreement of the parties under the sanction of the court, describing accurately the property and the process under which sold, the date of the levy and sale, the purchaser, and the price;
To receive from the preceding Sheriff all unexecuted writs and processes and proceed to execute the same; to carry into effect any levy or arrest made by a predecessor; to put purchasers into possession, and to make titles to purchasers at his or her predecessor's sales, when not done by his or her predecessor;
To perform such other duties as are or may be imposed by law or which necessarily appertain to his or her office.
To exercise the same duties, powers, and arrest authority within municipalities which such officer exercises in the unincorporated areas of counties; and,
To develop and implement a comprehensive plan for the security of the county courthouse and any courthouse annex. The sheriff shall be responsible to conduct a formal review of the security plan not less than every four years.