CLAY COUNTY BOARD
OF
COMMISSIONERS
147 Wilson Street, Suite 1, Fort Gaines, GA, 39851
tel: (229) 768 3238 fax: (229) 768 3672
CLAY COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE
Mission Statement:
To enhance the quality of life through dedication, professionalism, active cooperation with the community and respect for human dignity.
Sheriff Shivers
The Sheriff's Office is a law enforcement agency under the direction of the County Sheriff. The Sheriff is responsible for performing a wide variety of duties relating to civil and criminal matters as specified in the Georgia Code.The Sheriff's Office is divided into four components with the major duties defined as follows:
ADMINISTRATION:
Management and administration of the office
Maintenance of employee personnel files
BOOKING/BONDING/COURTS/SECURITY:
Complete various booking reports on persons who have criminal warrants issued, misdemeanor or felony
Complete bonding reports on persons posting bonds to return to court
Furnish inmate information on request
Provide radio communication
Provide bailiff service at all sessions of Superior Court and other courts as required
Provide for the safety and security of Judges, counselors, inmates and the public assembled in the courtroom
Maintain order in the courts
Sequester jurors and witnesses during trials
Provide and upkeep of bookings, fingerprints, photographs and criminal histories on persons
CIVIL PROCESS:
Serve all writs, processes, orders, subpoenas, and any other civil papers for local courts, other counties and states
CRIMINAL WARRANTS PROCESS:
Serve criminal warrants on persons accused of violating the criminal law
Serve criminal warrants for other counties and states
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS:
Investigate all crimes reported to the Sheriff's Office
Responsible for all internal investigations
Assist other agencies in crime scene investigations upon request
IDENTIFICATION TECHNICIAN:
Process crime scenes for identification for the preservation of physical evidence
Assist other agencies with crime scene evidence investigation
PATROL DIVISION:
Patrol the County
Write citations on traffic offenses and patrol homes and businesses