City of St. Louis Sheriff's Department

City of St. Louis Sheriff's Department
Common name	St. Louis Sheriff's Department
Abbreviation	SLSD
Flag of the City of St. Louis Sheriff's Department
Agency overview
Formed	1876
Legal personality	Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction*	City of St. Louis in the state of Missouri, United States
Size	66.2 sq mi (171 km^2)
Population	315,685 (2015)
Legal jurisdiction	St. Louis, Missouri
Governing body	City of St. Louis
General nature	Law enforcement Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	Inside The Carnahan Courthouse
Deputies	173
Elected officer responsible	Francis G. Slay, Mayor of St. Louis
Agency executives	James W. Murphy, Sheriff Vernon Betts, (Sheriff Elect)
Parent agency	City of St. Louis
Divisions	5 Civil Process Information Court Information Land Tax Sales Conceal and Carry Firearm Permit Sheriff's Office Events Eviction Procedures and Policy
Facilities
Justice Centers	St Louis City Justice Center, 200 S. Tucker Blvd, St. Louis, Missouri
Marked and Unmarkeds	Chevrolet Tahoes, Chevrolet Impalas and Harley-Davidson Police Motorcycles
Helicopters	3
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

The St. Louis Sheriff's Department (SLSD) is the principal law enforcement agency responsible for the security of the courtrooms of the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit Court serving City of St. Louis in the U.S. state of Missouri.

In the City of St. Louis, the sheriff's duties include court security for the Circuit Court, transporting prisoners between the Courts and detention facilities, serving court papers and eviction notices, and issuing concealed carry permits.^[1] Patrol duties are handled by the Metropolitan Police Department, City of St. Louis.

References

1. City of St. Louis Sheriff website: http://stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/sheriff/