24 of 120 District Attorney Offices in Virginia 788 in District Attorney Offices
Address, Phone Number, and Hours for Southampton County Commonwealth's Attorney, an District Attorney Offices, at Courtland.
Name : Southampton County Commonwealth's Attorney
Address : PO Box 346 Courtland, Virginia, 23837
Locality : Courtland
Phone : 757-653-2045
Fax : 757-653-2492
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Southampton County Commonwealth's Attorney is District Attorney Offices located at PO Box 346 Courtland, Virginia, 23837
Phone number for Southampton County Commonwealth's Attorney is 757-653-2045.
It ranks 24 of 120 District Attorney Offices in Virginia.
It ranks 788 in District Attorney Offices.
The main duties of a Southampton County Commonwealth's 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.
Southampton County Commonwealth's Attorney generally charge the accused with crimes via information or grand indictments by juries. After levying criminal charges Southampton County Commonwealth's Attorney will investigate those accused of the crime.
Southampton County Commonwealth's 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.
Southampton County Commonwealth's 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.