Kent County State Attorney

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About Kent County State Attorney in Chestertown

Kent County State Attorney is District Attorney Offices located at 103 Church Alley Chestertown, Maryland, 21620

Phone number for Kent County State Attorney is 410-778-7450.

It ranks  23 of 23 District Attorney Offices in Maryland.

It ranks  2,414 in District Attorney Offices.

The main duties of a Kent County State 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.

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

Kent County State 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.

Kent County State 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.