Jefferson County Sheriff's Office

In Jefferson County, Indiana, the sheriff's office does more than patrol and investigate crimes and crashes; it also collects delinquent state income taxes, conducts sheriff's sales and transports people committed to certain state institutions. Tax warrants it handles for the Indiana Department of Revenue arrive by letter, never by phone, and are a chance to settle a debt rather than an arrest warrant. From Madison, a Courthouse Security Division under Special Operations protects officials, employees and visitors in the courthouse and three other downtown county buildings, screening visitors, guarding inmates brought in for hearings and making arrests at sentencing. A Traffic Enforcement Division takes requests from residents about speeding or other hazards on specific roads, and the Investigations Division accepts tips through an online form. The office serves protective orders and warrants, registers sex and violent offenders for the statewide Indiana Sheriffs' Sex and Violent Offender Registry, and runs the county jail through a Jail Division focused on rehabilitation and on preparing inmates to return to the community.