Divisions of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office

Civil Process

Services

The Civil Process Office delivers legal documents in Jefferson County, charging per person and mileage. Serving multiple documents at the same location incurs a single mileage fee, except for Garnishments and Executions, which have a fixed fee plus mileage.

Detective Bureau

Investigations

The Detective Bureau handles investigations for Jefferson County, focusing on solving crimes and supporting victims. Our team specializes in various areas, ensuring thorough investigations and justice.

Detention Center

Jail

Information about the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Detention Center, including: Inmate Search, Rules, Visitation, Mail, Property, E-Cig Program, and the complete Inmate Handbook.

Major Case Squad of Greater St Louis

Patrol

Road Patrol operates on 12-hour shifts, with 4 platoons serving Jefferson County 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The supervisors for each platoon are listed below.

Narcotics

Drug Enforcement

Our division specializes in the detection, investigation, and deterrence of narcotics crimes, including the manufacture, distribution, and possession of illegal substances.

Road Patrol

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Patrol Officers are responsible for keeping the peace and enforcing civil, criminal laws, and traffic laws and investigating felonies, misdemeanors, and infractions in Jefferson County.

Community Relations

Special Operations

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office aims to build strong relationships with the community, address its needs, and create ongoing crime prevention programs. We strive to balance our response to incidents with proactive efforts to prevent crime and enhance community relations.

DWI Enforcement

Special Operations

The primary objective of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Alcohol Enforcement Program is to reduce alcohol and/or drug-related traffic offenses by fielding units that are specially trained and equipped to apprehend and process alcohol or drug-impaired drivers.

K9 Unit

Special Operations

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office will utilize authorized canines to support in enforcement efforts along with subsidizing in searches of lost or missing persons. The canines shall be specially trained in all or any combination of suspect apprehension, searching for lost/missing persons and narcotics detection.

School Resource Officers

Special Operations

The School Resource Officer Program in Jefferson County is a grant funded program, and is operated as cooperative effort between the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department and the school districts.

SWAT Unit

Special Operations

Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) shall provide the citizens of Jefferson County with a highly trained,versatile unit, available on a 24 hours a day basis, capable of safely and successfully resolving a variety of situations.

Traffic Enforcement

Special Operations

The primary role of traffic officers is traffic safety. They are responsible for conducting selective traffic enforcement of traffic laws and investigation into the contributing circumstances to traffic accidents in Jefferson County.