New York City Sheriff's Office

Office of the Sheriff of the City of New York
Patch of the New York City Sheriff's Office
Patch of the New York City Sheriff's Office
Flag of the City of New York City Sheriff's Office
Flag of the City of New York City Sheriff's Office
Common nameNew York City Sheriff's Office
MottoNew York's First
Agency overview
Formed1942
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionNew York City, New York, U.S.
Map of Office of the Sheriff of the City of New York's jurisdiction
Size468.484 square miles (1,213.37 km2)
Population8,537,673 (2017)
Legal jurisdictionNew York City
General nature
Operational structure
Deputy sheriffs and investigators150
Agency executive
Parent agencyNew York City Department of Finance
Facilities
County field offices5
List
Website
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The New York City Sheriff's Office (NYCSO), officially the Office of the Sheriff of the City of New York, is the primary civil law enforcement agency for New York City.[1] The Sheriff's Office is a division of the New York City Department of Finance, operating as an enforcement arm.[2] The Sheriff's Office handles investigations concerning cigarette tax enforcement, real estate property/deed fraud and other matters deemed necessary by the Department of Finance.[3]

In addition, as the city's chief civil law enforcement agency concerning the New York State Court System, the Sheriff's Office enforces a variety of mandates, orders, warrants and decrees issued by courts. Enforcement tools include evictions, seizure of property, arrests and garnishments. Auctions are conducted for property the agency seizes and levies upon.

  1. ^ "Divisions". New York City Department of Finance. City of New York. Archived from the original on October 2, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  2. ^ New York City Charter § 1526 [2020] "There shall be within the department [of finance] an office of the city sheriff which shall be subject to the supervision and control of the commissioner of finance."
  3. ^ "Sheriff". New York City Department of Finance. City of New York. Archived from the original on December 16, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2023.