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The Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department
Civil Division is comprised of both clerical and sworn staff. Clerical
personnel process incoming requests for service, enter them into the civil
computer system and distribute process service and enforcement actions to
the field deputies for completion. Clerical personnel collect money
pursuant to wage garnishments, bank levies and other enforcement actions
and distribute it to the judgment creditor(s) or a designee towards
satisfying the judgment. Clerical personnel also process claims, stays,
exemptions and bankruptcies on civil enforcement actions and communicate
with the courts to determine dispositions. Clerical personnel maintain
accounting on each Sheriff’s levy file, return writs to the
court and distribute proofs of service or service attempt reports to the
requester of a service or enforcement action. Clerical personnel also
receive inquiries from the public on the status of services and
enforcement actions, but are strictly prohibited from giving legal advice
or referrals to private service providers, such as attorneys or registered
process servers.
The Civil Unit sworn staff is dedicated to
civil enforcement and process service. Civil Unit sworn personnel perform
evictions throughout the county on a daily basis. They also serve
restraining orders and immediate move-out orders, serve civil bench
warrants and enforce civil judgments. Enforcement of civil judgments can
include the following: levy on and sell personal property to satisfy money
judgments, install Sheriff’s Keepers in going businesses to collect
proceeds of sales transactions to satisfy money judgments and seizing
property and turning it over to the plaintiff in a civil action. If so
directed by the court, civil deputies can enter a home or private place to
levy on personal property with an entry order issued by the court. |
