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Address, Phone Number, and Hours for Oconee County Prosecuting Attorney, an District Attorney Offices, at Athens.
Name : Oconee County Prosecuting Attorney
Address : 325 East Washington Street Athens, Georgia, 30601
Locality : Athens
Phone : 706-613-3240
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Oconee County Prosecuting Attorney is District Attorney Offices located at 325 East Washington Street Athens, Georgia, 30601
Phone number for Oconee County Prosecuting Attorney is 706-613-3240.
It ranks 2 of 2 District Attorney Offices in Athens.
It ranks 2 of 2 District Attorney Offices in Clarke County.
The main duties of a Oconee County Prosecuting 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.
Oconee County Prosecuting Attorney generally charge the accused with crimes via information or grand indictments by juries. After levying criminal charges Oconee County Prosecuting Attorney will investigate those accused of the crime.
Oconee County Prosecuting 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.
Oconee County Prosecuting 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.