The main purpose of this section
is to serve legal documents on any person, company, or corporation
designated by the courts in civil actions. It is very important
to obtain a good service (one that is legally binding).
The personnel of this department
process an ever increasing amount of legal documents
consisting of the following:
Civil Section
Orders to deputies for service on civil actions include:
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Protection from
Abuse
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Action of Divorce
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Writ of Summons and Complaints
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Form of Subpoena
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Writ of Attachment/Garnishment
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Actions for Support
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Out of State Actions
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Deputizing other Counties for
service
Real Estate
Preparation and processing of legal documents for
Sheriff's Sale are in compliance with Rules of Civil
Procedure.
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Sheriff Sales are conducted periodically
in accordance with a calendar provided by the Sheriff's
Department.
Personal Property
This section is similar to Real Estate but sales are
scheduled on a daily basis.
Bookkeeping
Our bookkeeping section processes all of the accounting
functions for the above groups and collects fees and
issues checks where necessary. At the same time, this
Department checks policy to be sure we follow the proper
guidelines of our Controller's Office.
