Sumter County District Attorney

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Sumter County District Attorney is District Attorney Offices located at 115 Franklin Street Livingston, Alabama, 35470

Phone number for Sumter County District Attorney is 205-652-2291.

It ranks  1 of 2 District Attorney Offices in Livingston.

It ranks  1 of 2 District Attorney Offices in Sumter County.

The main duties of a Sumter County District Attorney are typically imposed by law. This includes taking on behalf of the State at all trials related to violations that took place within the district attorney's geographic jurisdiction.

Sumter County District Attorney generally charge the accused with crimes via information or grand indictments by juries. After levying criminal charges Sumter County District Attorney will investigate those accused of the crime.

Sumter County District Attorney often also have obligations that aren't connected with criminal prosecution. This includes protecting the county from civil lawsuits sometimes, and even initiating actions for the county, as well as preparing and review contracts that are signed by the county, and offering legal advice and guidance to local authorities. In certain jurisdictions the county attorney may not have any involvement in criminal cases in any way, and serves only as the attorney of the county.

Sumter County District Attorney are assigned to specialized units created to tackle corruption in the public sector as well as organized crime, violence in the family and hate crimes, elderly abuse, fraud on consumers and other serious crimes.