Sheriffs

[Evtech]

Okay, I love NH. I am just back from North Conway. Did some hiking, ate a lot, shopped a lot.

I was wondering what the duties of a sheriff are there? Do they serve papers and take care of the jails?

[Lambor66]

Yes they do that to. Some Counties perform other duties. Patrol roads, traffic enforcement and take calls in small towns that only have part time coverage. The Deputy

[Evtech]

Thanks for the info! One of my friends is a chief in Swanzey.

[usafcop64528]

In my old town in Sullivan County, there is no local pd. The sherriff's have an agreement to step up the deputies patrols of that town. Other then that, there is the State Police, but the nearest barracks is in Cheshire County

[94cvlx]

The Sheriffs have nothing to do with the Jails in NH. Dept of Corrections are their own seperate entity in NH.

[hgunner]

Sheriffs

Different sheriffs depts serve different roles in the counties in NH- most all sheriff dpts have a civil branch(serve papers and do evictions and other court orders)all have transport branch(deliver prisoners to and from courts and jails)some have patrol branches-some have fugitive squads(hillsborough)
some do handle county jails(grafton) rockingham handles airport security at manchester international(fastest growing aiport in the east)some depts have major case squads so you can see sheriffs depts here have varied duties and do an excellent job

As NH's only licensed BAIL ENFORCEMENT AGENTS my team deals with most of them and finds them very proffessional and motivated law enforcement officers--i have arrested and brought back skips from canada to mexico and most places in between and have always received all the help i needed from the depts