Santa Cruz County Sheriff

Sheriff Jim Hart currently leads the Sheriff's Office. The Sheriff's Office was established in 1850. The Sheriff is an elected official, empowered by the California State Constitution, who serves as the chief law enforcement officer of the County. The Sheriff's Office provides patrol services and conducts investigations in the unincorporated areas, operates the County's adult correctional facilities, provides court security for the Superior Court, serves civil processes, and as Coroner, investigates the cause of sudden or unexpected deaths. The Sheriff's Office is organized into three bureaus: Administration, Corrections, and Operations.