Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Deputy Sheriff Private (Entry-level) | Prince George's County Office of the Sheriff

Deputy Sheriff Private (Entry-level)

Location: Prince George's County, MD
Job Number: DSP-2025-1A
Salary: $57,860.00 Annually
Closing Date: December 31, 2024

About the Agency

The Prince George's County Office of the Sheriff has been a vital link in the criminal justice system for more than 300 years, providing the citizens of Prince George’s County with professional, transparent, and effective law enforcement service. The Office of the Sheriff serves as the law enforcement arm of the courts, responding to domestic violence calls, processing warrants, civil papers, domestic violence peace and protective orders, Emergency Psychiatric Petition (E.P.S.) orders, and the execution of evictions.  The Office of the Sheriff is also responsible for court security, providing security and protection for visitors to our courthouses and securing courtrooms and holding areas. Deputies transport prisoners and are responsible for extraditing fugitives from other states.


Examples of Work

  • Provide effective and efficient law enforcement services to the residents of Prince George's County
  • Perform general law enforcement and investigations controlling and serving warrants and/or extraditing persons wanted on criminal warrants
  • Transport prisoners to and from various institutions and courts throughout the State of Maryland and the United States
  • Arrest, detain and process prisoners that are in the custody of the Office of the Sheriff
  • Serve civil processes/summonses
  • Execute writs/court orders
  • Maintain security in the courtrooms of the Circuit and District Courts
  • Monitor prisoners in holding areas
  • Perform court related house evictions
  • Complete reports