Prosecuting Attorney's Office
Prosecutor: Rich Weyrich
| CRIMINAL
DIVISION |
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- Provides
assistance to the victims of crime
- Advises
law enforcement agencies on legal and investigative matters
- Determines
if criminal charges should be filed against a person,
- Prosecutes
criminal cases in District, Juvenile and Superior Court, represents
the State in all criminal appeals.
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| CIVIL
DIVISION |
- Provides
legal advice to all County departments, department heads, and elected
officials
- Reviews
Contracts and Agreements to which the County is a party
- Defends
the County in suits filed against it
- Files
civil actions enforcing County ordinances
- Represents
the State in mental health and other civil commitment proceedings
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| FAMILY
SUPPORT DIVISION: |
- Handles
only matters referred by the Division of Child Support
- Establishes
paternity so the State can collect child support payments
- Obtains
Court orders requiring non-supporting parents to make support payments
- Monitors
support orders for compliance
- Represents
the State in proceedings to modify orders.
- Defends
Division of Child Support in its efforts to collect child support.
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