4 of 23 District Attorney Offices in Maryland 665 in District Attorney Offices
Address, Phone Number, and Hours for Washington County State Attorney, an District Attorney Offices, at Hagerstown.
Name : Washington County State Attorney
Address : 33 West Washington Street Hagerstown, Maryland, 21740
Locality : Hagerstown
Phone : 240-313-2000
Fax : 240-313-2001
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Washington County State Attorney is District Attorney Offices located at 33 West Washington Street Hagerstown, Maryland, 21740
Phone number for Washington County State Attorney is 240-313-2000.
It ranks 4 of 23 District Attorney Offices in Maryland.
It ranks 665 in District Attorney Offices.
The main duties of a Washington 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.
Washington County State Attorney generally charge the accused with crimes via information or grand indictments by juries. After levying criminal charges Washington County State Attorney will investigate those accused of the crime.
Washington 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.
Washington 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.