Chippewa County Sheriff's Office

The Chippewa County Sheriff's Office, located in Montevideo, Minnesota, is a law enforcement agency that promotes public safety in Chippewa County through public policing and the management of county jails and inmates. The Sheriff's Office is responsible for patrolling any unincorporated areas of the county or areas not covered by the municipal Police force as well as enforcing legal judgments such as foreclosures, repossessions, and tax delinquencies.

• Who is in Jail
• Visiting and contacting Chippewa County inmates
• County jail records and mug shots
• Public safety and criminal activity
• Sheriff's Office sales & auctions
• Chippewa County law enforcement

The Sheriff's Dept maintains public records that are available upon request. These records include inmate logs, mug shots, jail records, policing logs, Sheriff's sales & auctions, mortgage foreclosures, and public safety records.

The Chippewa County Sheriff's Department is responsible for a variety of functions related to law enforcement. The Department is charged with managing jails in Chippewa County, Minnesota, which entails taking custody of prisoners and holding them until they are discharged, as well as managing the operations of the jail and maintaining the facility. The Sheriff also transports inmates to other detention facilities and court.

The Sheriff's Office is responsible for serving and executing a range of legal processes issued by non-criminal courts. These include issuing and enforcing summonses and subpoenas, court orders such as contempt of court, divorce papers, and evictions notices.

The Sheriff is a chief law enforcement officer for Chippewa County and the head of the Sheriff's Office. Sheriffs are elected officials who usually serve four-year terms designated by local laws and are responsible for oversight of the other employees of the Sheriff's Department.

There are typically no requirements for elected Sheriffs to have any specific legal or law enforcement experience or training, though most come from a law enforcement background. Deputies and other law enforcement officers in the Chippewa County Sheriff's Dept go through law enforcement training. For specific information about employment with the Sheriff's Department, including job requirements and applications, you should contact the Office directly.

You may contact the Sheriff's Office by calling 320-269-2121, or by addressing inquiries to the office mailing address: Chippewa County Sheriff's Office, 629 North 11th Street, Montevideo, Minnesota, 56265