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Enforce law and order in rural or unincorporated districts or serve legal processes of courts. May patrol courthouse, guard court or grand jury, or escort defendants.

Currently Employed: Not Available

Yearly Projected Openings: Not Available

Typical Hourly Wage: $27.09 - $38.09

Typical Annual Salary: $56,400 - $79,200

• Investigate illegal or suspicious activities.
• Drive vehicles or patrol specific areas to detect law violators, issue citations, and make arrests.
• Take control of accident scenes to maintain traffic flow, to assist accident victims, and to investigate causes.
• Verify that the proper legal charges have been made against law offenders.
• Record daily activities and submit logs and other related reports and paperwork to appropriate authorities.
• Execute arrest warrants, locating and taking persons into custody.
• Supervise law enforcement staff, such as jail staff, officers, and deputy sheriffs.
• Notify patrol units to take violators into custody or to provide needed assistance or medical aid.
• Serve statements of claims, subpoenas, summonses, jury summonses, orders to pay alimony, and other court orders.
• Question individuals entering secured areas to determine their business, directing and rerouting individuals as necessary.

• Handcuffs
• Handguns
• Notebook computers
• Police vehicles
• Surveillance video or audio recorders

• Data base user interface and query software
• Electronic mail software
• Graphics or photo imaging software
• Spreadsheet software
• Word processing software