Responsibilities

The Civil Division of the Sheriff’s Office is authorized by law to act as the enforcement agent for all courts within Yates County. The responsibilities of this division are twofold. The first is service of process such as a summons, subpoena, petition, order and other court-related documents. The second is enforcement which involves evictions, executing on real and personal property, sale of levied property, orders and warrants of arrest for civil contempt.