THE STATE'S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
The State's Attorney has the responsibility to prosecute violations of state criminal
laws and county ordinances that occur in Ogle County as well as to enforce many state
and county regulations. Included in these prosecutions are felony, misdemeanor and
traffic offenses. The State's Attorney also serves as the lawyer for Ogle County in civil
matters.
The position held by the State's Attorney is a full-time elected Office. The State's
Attorney is authorized to hire professional staff consisting of Assistant State's Attorneys
and Administrative Support Staff. The State's Attorney's Office is located in the Ogle
County Judicial Center and the members of the Office represent the People of Ogle
County in several courtrooms daily appearing at criminal and civil court proceedings.
Attorneys are also on-call 24 hours a day, seven days a week to provide law enforcement
agencies throughout the County with legal assistance in authorizing criminal charges. |