Thomas Porter v. David Zook

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Sheri s’ Responsibilities
The Sheri is the only locally elected constitutional law
enforcement o cer of the Commonwealth of Virginia, as
provided in the Constitution of Virginia, and is elected by the
citizens of his or her locality every four years. Accordingly,
the duties of the sheri are not spelled out in any one
document, law or regulation.
Law Enforcement – Sheri s are responsible for primary
local law enforcement in all counties without a police force,
but also have responsibility for law enforcement in all
localities in which they serve.  In eighty-six of Virginia’s
counties, the sheri is the primary local law enforcement
agency, responding to all of the crime calls and calls for
service from citizens.

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Jail Administration – The Code of Virginia provides that
sheri s are responsible for all locally operated jails.  Sheri s
also sit on all regional jail boards, and in some cases operate
regional jails in Virginia.  As such, sheri s are responsible for
transporting inmates to and from state institutions and
maintaining security in local jails while transporting inmates
to trials and other community services as required by local
jail standards and court orders.  Today, local jails range in
size in Virginia from a few dozen inmates to over a thousand
inmates and the operation thereof can be, and is, a very
complex system of services to the jail community.

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Service to the Courts – Court services are the responsibility
of all Virginia’s sheri s.  In each locality, the sheri is
responsible for the security of the courthouse, the
courtrooms and the trials while they are underway.  Sheri s
are responsible for the security and sequestering of the
jurors and noti cation of jurors for court service. 
Additionally, sheri s’ o ces are responsible for the service
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of hundreds of thousands of court papers per year, ranging
from divorce proceedings and child custody cases to simple
civil suits among citizens.
In addition to these services, sheri s are called upon to
promote DARE programs and services for victims and
witnesses of crime as well as participate in civil
commitments to the citizens of their locality to protect the
basic health and welfare of those citizens.

X – INDICATES THAT THE SHERIFF IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
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ENFORCEMENT

LOCAL
JAIL

Accomack County

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Albemarle County

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City of Alexandria

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X

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Alleghany County

X

Amelia County

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Amherst County
Appomattox County
Arlington County
Augusta County

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Bath County

X

X

X

Bedford County

X

X

X

Bland County

X

X

X

Botetourt County

X

X

X

City of Bristol

X

X

Brunswick County

X

X

X

Buchanan County

X

X

X

Buckingham County

X

X

X

City of Buena Vista

X

X

Campbell County

X

X

X

Caroline County

X

X

X

Carroll County

X

X

X

Charles City County

X

X

X

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Charlotte County

X

X

City of Charlottesville

X

X

City of Chesapeake

X

X

X

Chester eld County

X

X

X

Clarke County

X

X

City of Colonial Heights

X

X

Craig County

X

X

X

Culpeper County

X

X

X

Cumberland County

X

X

X

City of Danville

X

X

Dickenson County

X

X

X

Dinwiddie County

X

X

X

City of Emporia

X

X

Essex County

X

X

Fairfax County

X

X

City of Falls Church

X

X

Fauquier County

X

Floyd County

X

Fluvanna County

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X

X

X

X

City of Fredericksburg

X

X

Giles County

X

X

X

Gloucester County

X

X

X

Goochland County

X

X

X

Grayson County

X

X

X

Greene County

X

X

X

Greensville County

X

X

X

Halifax County

X

X

X

City of Hampton

X

X

Hanover County

X

X

Henrico County

X

X

Henry County

X

X

X

Highland County

X

X

X

Franklin County
Frederick County

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City of Hopewell

X

X

Isle of Wight County

X

X

X

King and Queen County

X

X

X

King George County

X

X

X

King William County

X

X

X

Lancaster County

X

X

X

Lee County

X

X

X

Loudoun County

X

X

X

Louisa County

X

X

X

Lunenburg County

X

X

X

City of Lynchburg

X

X

Madison County

X

X

City of Martinsville

X

X

Mathews County

X

X

Mecklenburg County

X

X

Middlesex County

X

X

Montgomery County

X

X

Nelson County

X

New Kent County

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City of Newport News

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X

X

X

X

X

X

Northumberland County

X

X

X

City of Norton

X

X

Nottoway County

X

X

X

Orange County

X

X

X

Page County

X

X

X

X

Patrick County

X

X

X

X

City of Petersburg

X

X

Pittsylvania County

X

X

X

X

City of Portsmouth

X

X

Powhatan County

X

X

X

Prince Edward County

X

X

X

Prince George County

X

X

City of Norfolk
Northampton County

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Prince William County

X

X

Pulaski County

X

X

City of Radford

X

X

Rappahannock County

X

X

City of Richmond

X

X

Richmond County

X

X

City of Roanoke

X

X

X

Roanoke County

X

X

X

Rockbridge County

X

X

X

Rockingham County

X

X

X

Russell County

X

X

X

City of Salem

X

X

Scott County

X

X

X

Shenandoah County

X

X

X

Smyth County

X

X

Southampton County

X

X

Spotsylvania County

X

Sta ord County

X

City of Staunton
City of Su olk
Surry County

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Tazewell County

X

X

X

City of Virginia Beach

X

X

Warren County

X

X

X

Washington County

X

X

X

City of Waynesboro

X

X

Westmoreland County

X

X

Williamsburg – James City
County

X

X

City of Winchester

X

X

Wise County

X

X

X

Wythe County

X

X

X

York County – Poquoson

X

X

X

Sussex County

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X

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