42 of 140 District Attorney Offices in Georgia 971 in District Attorney Offices
Address, Phone Number, and Hours for Dekalb County Prosecuting Attorney, an District Attorney Offices, at Decatur.
Name : Dekalb County Prosecuting Attorney
Address : 556 North McDonough Street Decatur, Georgia, 30030
Locality : Decatur
Phone : 404-371-2561
Fax : 404-371-2981
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Dekalb County Prosecuting Attorney is District Attorney Offices located at 556 North McDonough Street Decatur, Georgia, 30030
Phone number for Dekalb County Prosecuting Attorney is 404-371-2561.
It ranks 42 of 140 District Attorney Offices in Georgia.
It ranks 971 in District Attorney Offices.
The main duties of a Dekalb 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.
Dekalb County Prosecuting Attorney generally charge the accused with crimes via information or grand indictments by juries. After levying criminal charges Dekalb County Prosecuting Attorney will investigate those accused of the crime.
Dekalb 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.
Dekalb 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.