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Ms. Maria C. Carpinteri from Western High School is the recipient of the 2007 Baltimore City Sheriff's Office Scholarship
Baltimore CIty Sheriff's Office
John W. AndersonSheriff
General Information: 410 396-1155
Courthouse Security Division: 410-396-5068
Rental Eviction Sheriff Services: 410-396-7412
Child Support and Criminal Warrant Apprehension: 410-396-7591
The Baltimore City Sheriff's Office is a comprehensive unit that provides services to the citizens of Baltimore City as follows:
- Service of Writs of Execution, Summonses, Subpoenas, and Writs of Possession.
- Service of Rent Court Orders and Evictions
- Execution of Arrest Warrants.
- Execution of Sheriff's Sales.
- Collection of Fines and Court Costs.
- Transportation of prisoners to place of incarceration.
- Maintaining order in the Circuit Court courtrooms.
- Custodial charge of prisoner during trial.
- Custodial charge of jurors during sequestration, including transportation to and from overnight accommodations.
- Execution of Domestic Violence and Peace Orders
- Criminal Patrol and Crime Suppression Details
- Traffic Enforcement.
Sheriff's Team
Field Enforcement Deputies - Baltimore City is divided into 21 districts. Each district is assigned a deputy to serve and execute all legal documents and orders issued for respondents living in these areas. In addition, deputies are assigned to execute all sheriffs' sales for real property and chattels.
District Court Section- These Deputies are charged with the execution of all process originating from the Rent Court including Eviction Orders.
Child Support Section - Deputies assigned to this unit serve and execute all documents received from the Child Support Enforcement Administration which deals with non-support cases.
Child Support Warrant Unit- Deputies assigned to this unit locate and arrest individuals wanted on Child Support warrants in Baltimore City.
Transportation Unit - Deputy Sheriff's are responsible for providing transportation for the transfer of prisoners on a daily basis from the sheriff's holding facility to the place of incarceration, to which prisoners have been remanded.
Warrant Squad - Deputies are assigned to this unit to execute arrest warrants, such as, Failure to Appear (FTA), Violation of Probation (VOP), Body Attachments and Paternity. These warrants are issued out of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City.
Special Response Team- Deputies respond to barricade situations, bomb scares, courtroom disturbances and other disturbances that require specialty trained deputies and special equipment.
K-9 Unit- Trained explosive detection dogs and its handler patrol the two Courthouses and Department of Juvenile Justice Center on a regular basis as part of the Sheriff's Homeland Security initiative.
Witness Protection - Deputies assist the Baltimore City State's Attorney Office in the movement of witnesses.
Deputy Sheriff's have the same full powers as the police and because the Sheriff is elected by the citizenry, only Deputy Sheriff's have the authority to enforce the both the Criminal and the Civil Law. Deputy Sheriff's also serve as the enforcers of the Circuit Court
Traffic - All deputy sheriffs have been given moving violation books and marching orders from Sheriff John W. Anderson, to enforce all motor vehicle laws. Many Deputies have received specialized traffic training and participate in DWI and seatbelt enforcement checkpoint details.
Miles/Warrant Control Unit - Baltimore City Circuit Court Warrants are housed and entered in a national and local database system, which enables all law enforcement agencies, throughout the State to verify criminal and warrant information quickly on individuals. This unit is manned 24 hours a day, 365 days a year by operators working 3 shifts.
Court Assignment - Deputies assigned to court have the responsibility of maintaining the custody of the prisoners as they are escorted to and from the courtrooms during their trial. Should a jury be requested overnight, the deputy is required to provide 24-hour security, which includes transportation to and from overnight accommodations. .
Accounting Department - Processes and collects all fines and court costs set by the Courts.
Domestic Violence Effort - Enforcement and service of Domestic Violence and Peace Orders. This award winning team of Deputies and Civilian support staff maintain an extremely high service and arrest rate.
Security Division - Court Security Officers are responsible for the security in both Circuit Court buildings and DJJ Center. They provide security to the judges, employees, citizens and prisoners entering the courthouses. The primary duty of the security officer assigned to court is the safety of the judge. Should an incident occur, the officer is to get the judge to safety and then respond to the disturbance. They also maintain order and decorum in the courtrooms and hallways. Each courthouse is equipped with a Metal/Weapon Detector Scanner to scan all visitors for weapons.
Enforcement Authority - Deputy Sheriff's have the same Law Enforcement authority as the Police Department. Since the Sheriff is elected by the citizenry, only Deputy Sheriff's have the authority to enforce Civil Law in addition to Criminal and Traffic Law.
Contacts
Sheriff's Office
Sheriff John W. Anderson
Henry A. Martin, Chief Deputy
Gregory Eads, Assistant Sheriff