{"id":12769,"date":"2020-08-24T04:47:03","date_gmt":"2020-08-24T10:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/litho.themezaa.com\/?page_id=12769"},"modified":"2024-04-19T13:23:01","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T18:23:01","slug":"ops-overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dgso.org\/index.php\/ops-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"DGSO Operations Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Browse our departments and teams below. Toggle the selector to learn more.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Administration and HR<\/div>
Office reception, clerical and Human Resource functions.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Civil Process<\/div>
The Civil Process Division is assigned to serve civil court documents issued from the various courts of Douglas County.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Court Security<\/div>
Deputies whose job assignment is to provide security for the Douglas County Courthouse and the Douglas County Law Enforcement Center. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Dive Team<\/div>
Responsible for responding to incidents involving bodies of water. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Information Technology<\/div>
Technological support in furtherance of the Sheriff's Office mission.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Investigations<\/div>
Investigation of major crimes.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Patrol<\/div>
Responsible for patrolling the unincorporated areas of Douglas County.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Public Information<\/div>
Media and public contact for information related to Sheriff's Office operations.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Training<\/div>
Plans and manages the on-going education of staff. This is across a variety of fields, as well as specialized knowledge areas and equipment utilized by the Sheriff's Office.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Ensures accurate record keeping related to arrests, bookings and inmates.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Documents, tracks and executes warrants.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Administration and HR are responsible for general office operations and related clerical requirements. Ranging from supporting our main lobby, receipt of paperwork and employee on-boarding tasks such as ID cards and building access.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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The Civil Process Division is assigned to serve civil court documents issued from the various courts of Douglas County. These documents include but are not limited to summons, citations, garnishments, hearings to appear, income withhold orders, move out orders, notice to appears, court orders, orders to appear and show cause, out of county papers, out of state papers, protection from abuse orders, subpoenas, tax warrants, and writs.<\/p>

These Courts would include District Court, Magistrate Court, Probate Court, and Juvenile Court. Civil process is also received from other counties within the state of Kansas as well as out-of-state district courts.<\/p>

There is a service fee associated with some of the services of civil process as listed below. The Sheriff’s Office DOES NOT accept civil process by fax machine.<\/p>

The division also collects delinquent tax owed from any unpaid previous Douglas County property tax bills. The division is located on the Second Floor of the Judicial and Law Enforcement Building, 111 E. 11th Street, Lawrence, Kansas 66044. The hours of operation are Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. F<\/p>

Per 2004 HB 2293, there is a service fee for serving civil process within the State of Kansas. This fee applies to each address served.<\/p>

In-State Sheriff’s Fee Payment Procedures:<\/strong><\/p>