What is a Civil Deputy?

[smokeythebear06]

I was reading this police report, and I came across something I hadn't seen before. There was two suspects involved in an altercation, and the report stated, "I was with _________(one of the suspects) at the rear of my patrol car while Civil Deputy _______(deputies name was here) was with ________(the other suspect)...." I was wondering what a Civil Deputy is. And the "Civil Deputy" that was with the second suspect was in uniform driving a patrol car and everything.

[BJJVad]

Varies from area to area..

Here is one county's example..

A Civil Division Deputy Sheriff (Civil Deputy) is a sworn, non-uniformed member of the Sheriff's Office whose primary responsibility is the execution of civil processes and mandates of the courts. This task is accomplished through the service of income and property executions, eviction notices and a variety of other civil summonses, processes and complaints.

A Civil Deputy has the responsibility of assisting individuals who are seeking procedural information regarding civil matters, and for maintenance of a variety of civil documents and records. A Civil Deputy is also responsible for making civil arrests, closing businesses and conducting auctions on foreclosed properties.

Civil Deputies provide courtroom security and prisoner escort and transport within Oneida County court facilities and other facilities statewide.

General supervision is received from the Sergeant-Civil or Lieutenant-Civil, with leeway allowed for the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out details of the work.

Duties of a Civil Deputy; not all inclusive:

* Serves income and property executions and records and mails copies of such notices.
* Serves eviction notices and contacts attorneys to finalize evictions.
* Receives and prepares pre-judgment civil documents and prepares them for delivery to defendants and respondents.
* Supervises evictions to ensure peace between evicted tenants and their landlords.
* Serves summonses and complaints, which include: Summons of Notices, Action of Divorces, Citations, Subpoenas, Civil Arrest Warrants, Levy on Vehicles and Auction of Property Sales.
* Fills out and mails affidavits, and performs other clerical duties necessary for daily assignments.
* Records delivery of civil documents and returned proof of service.
* Answers phones and assists individuals seeking procedural information regarding civil matters.
* Makes postings and disbursements on dockets.
* Makes civil arrests, appropriates vehicles for property executions, closes businesses and conducts auctions of foreclosed property.
* Receives and deposits monies and posts amounts to various accounts concerning civil processes.
* Receives and records Family Court mandates.
* Transports juvenile defendants to and from Division for Youth facilities.
* Executes Family Court mandates, including: warrants, summonses, subpoenas and transports.
* Transports defendants to and from courts and maintains security of defendants in courts.
* Transports and sequesters jurors.

[retdetsgt]

Here civil deputies only serve civil subpoenas (divorce proceedings, law suits, etc. nothing criminal), civil orders and enforce things like evictions. All court duties and anything involving criminal matters at all are handled by regular LE deputies.

Just looking at the term, you would think they are deputies who talk to you really nicely.......

[greg72982]

Here pretty much all deputies are civil deputies...