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EVICTIONS

SERVICE The Evictions Division works directly with the property owner, or their representative, to schedule each

eviction. These evictions include apartments, single-family dwellings and mobile homes, which are often
required by law to be removed from the lot on which they are located. This team conducted over 3,400
evictions and final notices in 2020, at the direction of the court. As of June 2020, with the addition of a
compliance officer, 123 eviction rechecks were performed to verify appropriate removal of any junk and
debris from evictions involving setouts. Several moratoriums were put in place by the Marshal’s office, the
CDC and the Federal Government limiting the ability to carry out court-ordered evictions.
The Service Division is tasked with the complete and accurate service of civil
process primarily from the Civil and Magistrate Court, also known as small
claims court. The Service Division is responsible for serving various lawsuits, ENFORCEMENT
garnishments, subpoenas, levying against property to satisfy judgements, The Enforcement Division investigates complaints of illegal dumping, littering, inoperative or junk vehicles, unauthorized
and executing bench warrants processed by the Civil and Magistrate Court. use of a private receptacle, nuisance properties, and vehicles traveling on the roadways with an unsecured load, to name
Historically, the Marshal’s Office has served approximately 24,000 pieces a few. They also inspect commercial solid waste trash trucks to ensure the safe handling, transportation, and disposal of
of civil process annually, with those services requiring an estimated 35,000 commercial solid waste. Case counts increased significantly, to almost 6,000 in 2020, due to the implementation of case
attempts. In 2020, due to Covid-19 protocols, there was a drastic reduction in tracking software and the increase in illegal sign cases, which come with most election cycles.
the amount of civil processes filed in Magistrate Court. As a result, only about
15,000 pieces of civil processes were served by the Marshal’s Office, with an SIGNS MOVED FROM RIGHT OF WAY / 4658
estimated 17,000 attempts. JUNK VEHICLES / 1154
ILLEGAL DUMPING / 470
The Service Division also assists with court services by providing additional LITTER / 216
manpower for various hearings and with the transportation of prisoners. CITATION REQUEST / 82
NUISANCE / 283
Deputies in the Service Division are also responsible for the issuance of over TOWED VEHICLES / 159
200 citations annually, which are received from other county agencies, such VIN VERIFICATION / 85
as Code Enforcement and License and Inspection, via a citation request. TRASH TRUCK INSPECTIONS / 35
SCRAP TIRES / 73
NEIGHBORHOOD PROJECTS / 16
2020 SERVICE STATISTICS TIME LIMIT FOR TRUCKS / 31
OTHER / 10
SUITS 2,637 NO BUSINESS LICENSE / 9
GARNISHMENTS 472 YARD DEBRIS / 37
DISPOSSESSORY PROCEEDINGS 5,693 FELONY DUMPING / 5
EVICTIONS 3,416 UNSECURED LOADS / 21
SUBPOENAS 908 PROPERTY INSPECTIONS / 1294
PET-WRIT 191 PANHANDLING / 17
MISCELLANEOUS CIVIL 10 BURNING / 9
NULLA BONA 245 GENERAL ASSISTANCE / 81
NON-ESSE 893
TOTAL: 14,465

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