County Attorney

The Nobles County Attorney is elected by Nobles County voters.  The Nobles County Attorney’s

Office provides service and has responsibilities prescribed by state statutes as follows:

 

Provides legal advice to the Nobles County Board of Commissioners and to other county officials.

 

Represents Nobles County in various civil matters such as contract negotiations and forfeitures.

 

Prosecutes felony level cases occurring within the county, including personal crimes like assault and robbery;  property crimes like theft, criminal damage and forgery; and “victimless crimes” like drug possession and manufacture.

 

Prosecutes various misdemeanor level offenses.

 

Advises any grand jury that might be convened.

 

Represents the Nobles County Family Services Agency in civil proceedings such as mental health and chemical dependency commitments, juvenile protection and termination of parental rights proceedings and child support cases.

 

Links:

http://www.findlaw.com  (general legal information)

http://www.lawmoose.com/index.cfm?HomeCommunity=MNLaw (MN Legal information search engine)

http://www.mcaa-mn.org/  (Minnesota County Attorney’s Association)

http://www.courts.state.mn.us/default.aspx  (Minnesota Court System)

http://www.courts.state.mn.us/district/5/ (Fifth Judicial District)

http://info.doc.state.mn.us/publicviewer/main.asp  (DOC Offender Locator)

http://www.state.mn.us/portal/mn/jsp/home.do?agency=NorthStar (MN State Government Portal)

http://www.dps.state.mn.us/  (MN Department of Public Safety)

http://www.ca8.uscourts.gov/index.html  (8^th Circuit Court of Appeals)

 

 

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Last Revised: Thursday, October 11, 2007