Support Services Division
Director Mike Walton
Records
The Records Section personnel are responsible for:
- Case Files: The receipt, distribution, and classification, data input, filing and storage of all offense and follow up reports.
- Warrants, Traffic, Orders of Protection and Civil No Contact Orders: These documents are received from the Circuit Clerk's Office/State's Attorney's Office or other court jurisdictions. Upon completion of all data entry they are forwarded to the Patrol Division for service.
- Traffic Citations: Upon receipt of all traffic citations, entry is made into both the Sangamon County Sheriff's Office data entry system and the Illinois Traffic Stop Study data collection, and then forwarded to the Circuit Clerk's Office.
- Out-Files/Arrest Jackets: Out-files are received on a daily basis from the Jail and contain data compiled during the booking process and the duration of time the individual was incarcerated in the Sangamon County Jail. Duplicate data is removed and shredded, while other data is transferred to the individual's arrest jacket.
- Other Regular Duties: Insurance requests, criminal history checks, telephones, assist citizens at the counter, assisting all law enforcement agencies on a daily basis, mandated state reporting requirements, compile statistics, process expungement orders, file destruction, Freedom of Information requests and more. LEADS validations are also completed on a monthly basis. Pursuant to the Child Sex Offender Notification law, four (4) times a year, the Sangamon County Sex Offender list is mailed out to over 400 schools and day care facilities located in Sangamon County.
Civil Process
Sangamon County is divided into geographic areas with a Civil Process Officer assigned to each. The Civil Process Officers are responsible for the service of civil papers, evictions, public sales and replevins. We require that a minimum of two Civil Process Officers be present on all evictions, for safety reasons. As of July 1, 2010, Sangamon County has adopted a flat fee of $42.00 each for service of civil papers and replevins. Evictions are $82.00 each.
Civil papers are received from Circuit Clerk's Offices throughout the United States. After review of the paperwork to ascertain required defendant name and sufficient address information is included, they are recorded into our data entry system, and then forwarded to the Civil Process Officers for delivery/service.
Eviction Procedures
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Landlord/Plaintiff Responsibilities
In Sangamon County, the Sheriff’s Office is the ONLY police agency that can enforce a court ordered Order to Vacate.
Upon receiving the Order to Vacate from the court, the landlord/plaintiff should IMMEDIATELY bring the court order to the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office to schedule a date and time for the physical eviction.
There will be no refunds once an eviction is scheduled. If rescheduling is necessary, another eviction fee is required to be paid.
Sheriff’s Office Civil Process Officers will meet the landlord/plaintiff at the residence at the date and time appointed.
DO NOT ENTER THE RESIDENCE WITHOUT THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE CIVIL PROCESS OFFICERS BEING PHYSICALLY PRESENT WITH THE COURT ORDER. (If you enter the residence prior to the arrival of the Sheriff’s Personnel, the eviction will not be performed and will be returned to the Circuit Clerk marked no service made.)
Sheriff’s personnel will remove all persons ordered evicted from the premise, and will conduct a walkthrough of the premises for removal of weapons, illegal drugs or other contraband.
Upon completion of the eviction Sheriff’s personnel will tender possession of the real property to the plaintiff or the plaintiff’s representative and post a copy of the Order to Vacate on the door.
Sheriff’s personnel do not remove property other than that described above.
The Sheriff’s Office cannot give legal advice. If you have questions you should consult your attorney.
The Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office is not responsible for any stolen or damaged property.
Updated December 2011, effective January 1, 2012
Sheriff's Sales
The following information pertains to the procedures to be followed and the documents necessary for the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office to perform a Sheriff’s Sale. All documents and payment must be submitted to the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office Records Section a minimum of three (3) working days prior to the actual sale date as follows:
- The creditor must obtain an Order of Possession, signed by a Judge. (A copy of the unsigned order prior to the sale and a copy of the signed order after the sale are to be submitted to the Sheriff’s Office.)
- An Order for the Sale, signed by a Judge with a date for the sale, or indicating, “date to be assigned” must be obtained by the creditor.
- Proof of advertisement from a newspaper of general circulation, proving that the sale was advertised for one (1) day a week for three (3) consecutive weeks must be presented. (NOTE: advertisement must stipulate what form of payment will be accepted.)
- Non-refundable fee to the Sheriff of Sangamon County in the amount of $600.00. **Fee for the sale of unimproved real estate with a sale price of $10,000.00 or less will be $150.00.
- The creditor will prepare the Sheriff’s Deed and all necessary legal documents, and will be responsible for acquiring and returning the documents to the Sangamon County Circuit Clerk’s Office. (In addition to the legal description of the property, the correct address will also be listed on all documents.)
- In the event that the successful bidder is a third party other than the creditor or attorney for the creditor, they will be instructed by the person conducting the sale as to the required payment(s).
- Whenever a sale is conducted it will be held in the Sangamon County Board Chambers or conference room on Tuesdays at 9 a.m. (Unless other arrangements are made.)
These procedures became effective May 16. 2005, and were updated September 15, 2005 and February 18, 2009
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