Sheriff -Franklin County

Overview

The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is responsible for enforcement of laws throughout the county as well as serving warrants and other legal documents, providing court security and transportation of prisoners.

Mission Statement

To protect, defend and enforce the American justice system and the laws of this Commonwealth.

Vision

A professional law enforcement agency—unified in mission; purposeful, professional, adaptable, with modern technologies and capabilities; strategically placed to build upon the current status of the Office of the Sheriff while achieving the highest levels of effectiveness, efficiency, safety and security.

Core Values

Service
Partnership
Fairness
Integrity
Continued improvement
Innovation
Stewardship
Dedication to staff

About The Office

The Sheriff’s Office is located in the Franklin County Judicial Center and is staffed with a roster of 50 employees. The Sheriff’s Office is organized into three divisions: field, judicial and security. The office has various specialty units, to include a K9 and a complement of sUAS (drone) pilots.

Responsibilities

In Franklin County, the Office of Sheriff is responsible for:

Service and enforcement of court orders, writs of summons, complaints, money judgments and injunctions, and conducting real estate sales
Issuing licenses to carry concealed firearms, licenses to sell firearms and licenses to sell precious metals
Service of warrants issued by the courts
Providing security to county properties and to the courts
Providing safe and secure transportation of prisoners for court appearances both locally and from areas where offenders are found throughout the United States
Enforcing violations of the PA Crimes, Civil and Vehicle Code
Providing law enforcement assistance and support to other law enforcement agencies Providing education, assistance and awareness to the public through community engagement and service programs

Regulation & Oversight

The sheriff is elected every four years and is directly responsible to the electorate.

Divisions

Field Operations

The field division generally serves in a law enforcement and peacekeeping capacity to include civil, criminal and traffic enforcement with a focus on bench, arrest and search warrants; writs, executions, summons, court notices, protection orders and subpoenas.

Field deputies prepare and file incident reports and criminal charges, when necessary. They also conduct personal property executions and serve documents.

Judicial Operations

The judicial division ensures the safety, physical security and orderly conduct of all individuals within and outside of courtrooms and county property.

Deputies in this division assist in transporting and guarding prisoners, ensuring that prisoners are in control at all times. Judicial division deputies also participate in extradites, transports, and moves of prisoners within and beyond the U.S.

Security Operations

The security division ensures the safety, physical security and orderly conduct of individual within county-owned buildings and on county-owned property.

This includes scanning individuals entering county facilities for weapons and contraband, and identifying and reporting all potential safety problems on county property.

Civil Service

Below you will find a link for the Franklin County Sheriff’s Service. This link allows you to see the status of service, whether it was served, not served, canceled, etc. This link does not give any specifics on time of service, deputy or warning information. If you have any questions, please call the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office.