Sheriff's Civil Process Unit

HOURS OF OPERATION:

9am-5pm/Mon-Fri excluding legal holidays.

Phone hours/10am-4pm/Mon-Fri  excluding legal holidays.

We help customers on a first-come, first-serve basis. It's best to come when you have time to wait in case there are others already waiting for services. It is possible that we may stop offering CHL and fingerprinting services prior to 5pm depending on how many people we have waiting. Consequently, citizens wanting those services should keep that in mind when planning a time to come in.

The Civil unit is responsible for carrying out the duties imposed and mandated upon the Sheriff as an officer of the court system, and as required by law.  The unit fulfills these responsibilities as it pertains to Forcible Entry and Detainer (FED) actions, Writs of Garnishment, Abuse Prevention Restraining Orders, Extraordinary Writs, Notice Process, Writs of Execution, Property Sales, and Criminal, Juvenile and Civil Subpoena service. 

Calendar Year 2007 Operations

The Civil unit provides prompt efficient service and enforcement of Court process that is either delivered to or required by statute of the Sheriff in order to insure the safety of the citizen stakeholders of Lane County.   A sergeant and 3 deputy sheriffs support this function for service within the urban growth boundary. Main Office Patrol and contract deputies conduct civil service in rural areas and outlying cities.

Private parties can and do serve a select few types of civil process. The Sheriff is responsible for the execution of certain actions that, by statute, can only be performed by this office. This included:

• Civil Notice Actions: 6,566
• Criminal Subpoenas: 1,572
• Evictions: 371

Fiscal Year 2006-2007 Objectives

1. Provide courteous, professional, public service.
2. Process and serve subpoenas in criminal cases.
3. Process and serve civil notice process.
4. Serve criminal arrest warrants on subjects of interest in civil cases.
5. Execute court ordered enforcement actions to include:

• Seizure and sale of both real and personal property,
• Forcible eviction of residential and commercial tenants,
• Locating and recovering child victims of parental abductions.