EMERGENCY 911
NON EMERGENCY (940) 349-1600
Metro (972) 434-5500
Jail Information:
(940) 349-1700 Metro (972) 434-5502
Crime Stoppers
(940) 349-1555 (800)388-8477
Criminal Investigations:
(940) 349-1660 Metro (972)434-5503
Jail Records:
(940) 349-1630 Metro (972)434-5507
Warrants:
(940) 349-1560 Metro (972)434-5505
Animal Control
(940) 349-1600 Metro (972)434-5500
Sheriff's Responsibilities:
Sheriff is a constitutionally created office with duties to be prescribed by
the legislature (Tex. Const. Art. V sec 23). The sheriff is the chief law
enforcement officer for the county and is responsible for operating the
county jails, investigating crimes, making arrests, enforcing traffic
regulations on county roads, serving writs, seizing property after
judgment, and maintaining communications with other law enforcement
organizations. The sheriff has countywide jurisdiction, but in practice,
most sheriffs' departments concentrate their activities outside city limits
where municipal officers cannot operate. Like all county department
heads, the sheriff appoints his own personnel and in large counties may
have a substantial staff and budget. The sheriff is elected every four
years and is responsible for security in both the county and district
courts. The sheriff also sets bail bond policy for the county except where
there is a Bail Bond Board which establishes the rules and regulations
for making bail by bondsmen.
Constitutionally, sheriffs in counties of less than 10,000 population serve
as tax assessor-collector (art. VIII, sec. 16) unless the voters elect to
keep the jobs separate. In several Texas counties the sheriff is also the
tax assessor-collector and carries those additional responsibilities.
NON EMERGENCY (940) 349-1600
Metro (972) 434-5500
Jail Information:
(940) 349-1700 Metro (972) 434-5502
Crime Stoppers
(940) 349-1555 (800)388-8477
Criminal Investigations:
(940) 349-1660 Metro (972)434-5503
Jail Records:
(940) 349-1630 Metro (972)434-5507
Warrants:
(940) 349-1560 Metro (972)434-5505
Animal Control
(940) 349-1600 Metro (972)434-5500
Sheriff's Responsibilities:
Sheriff is a constitutionally created office with duties to be prescribed by
the legislature (Tex. Const. Art. V sec 23). The sheriff is the chief law
enforcement officer for the county and is responsible for operating the
county jails, investigating crimes, making arrests, enforcing traffic
regulations on county roads, serving writs, seizing property after
judgment, and maintaining communications with other law enforcement
organizations. The sheriff has countywide jurisdiction, but in practice,
most sheriffs' departments concentrate their activities outside city limits
where municipal officers cannot operate. Like all county department
heads, the sheriff appoints his own personnel and in large counties may
have a substantial staff and budget. The sheriff is elected every four
years and is responsible for security in both the county and district
courts. The sheriff also sets bail bond policy for the county except where
there is a Bail Bond Board which establishes the rules and regulations
for making bail by bondsmen.
Constitutionally, sheriffs in counties of less than 10,000 population serve
as tax assessor-collector (art. VIII, sec. 16) unless the voters elect to
keep the jobs separate. In several Texas counties the sheriff is also the
tax assessor-collector and carries those additional responsibilities.
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