27 of 100 District Attorney Offices in Iowa 1,855 in District Attorney Offices
Address, Phone Number, and Hours for Des Moines County District Attorney, an District Attorney Offices, at Burlington.
Name : Des Moines County District Attorney
Address : 201 Jefferson Street Burlington, Iowa, 52601
Locality : Burlington
Phone : 319-753-8209
Fax : 319-753-8219
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Des Moines County District Attorney is District Attorney Offices located at 201 Jefferson Street Burlington, Iowa, 52601
Phone number for Des Moines County District Attorney is 319-753-8209.
It ranks 27 of 100 District Attorney Offices in Iowa.
It ranks 1,855 in District Attorney Offices.
The main duties of a Des Moines 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.
Des Moines County District Attorney generally charge the accused with crimes via information or grand indictments by juries. After levying criminal charges Des Moines County District Attorney will investigate those accused of the crime.
Des Moines 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.
Des Moines 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.