The Sheriff may also execute criminal warrants.
An outstanding criminal warrant may deter a voluntary or negotiated return.
As a result of such self-help measures, you could become the subject of a criminal warrant or face other civil sanctions.
One man in charge of caring for foster children had 14 criminal warrants for violence outstanding against him.
He believed that there was sufficient probable cause for a criminal warrant at that time.
For criminal matters, it could apply for and use traditional criminal warrants.
The Sheriff, however, is responsible for the operation of the local jail, courthouse security and service of civil papers and may also execute criminal warrants.
Housing officers would be sent on sweeps of housing projects to search for squatters, drug dealers and people wanted on criminal warrants.
The sheriff is responsible for patrol duties, civil process, transport of prisoners, and criminal and civil warrants.