13 of 16 District Attorney Offices in Maine 1,532 in District Attorney Offices
Address, Phone Number, and Hours for Franklin County District Attorney, an District Attorney Offices, at Farmington.
Name : Franklin County District Attorney
Address : 124 Main Street Farmington, Maine, 04938
Locality : Farmington
Phone : 207-778-5890
Fax : 207-779-0892
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Franklin County District Attorney is District Attorney Offices located at 124 Main Street Farmington, Maine, 04938
Phone number for Franklin County District Attorney is 207-778-5890.
It ranks 13 of 16 District Attorney Offices in Maine.
It ranks 1,532 in District Attorney Offices.
The main duties of a Franklin 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.
Franklin County District Attorney generally charge the accused with crimes via information or grand indictments by juries. After levying criminal charges Franklin County District Attorney will investigate those accused of the crime.
Franklin 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.
Franklin 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.