County Attorney

Duties of the Garden County Attorney

• to prosecute or defend, on behalf of the State and County, all suits, applications, or motions, civil or criminal, arising under the laws of the State in which the State or the County is a party or is interested;
• to prosecute such individuals when sufficient evidence supports the belief that a person is guilty and can be convicted of a crime;
• to give opinions and advice to the Board of County Commissioners and other civil officers, when requested, upon all matters in which the State or County may have an interest;
• to perform the duties of County Coroner.  The Coroner is called to accident scenes, to the scene when someone dies in his or her home, and to the scene when someone dies as a result of a crime.