Office of the Sheriff of the City of New York | |
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Common name | New York City Sheriff's Office |
Motto | New York's First |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 1942 |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | New York City, New York, U.S. |
Map of Office of the Sheriff of the City of New York's jurisdiction | |
Size | 468.484 square miles (1,213.37 km2) |
Population | 8,537,673 (2017) |
Legal jurisdiction | New York City |
General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Deputy sheriffs and investigators | 150 |
Agency executive |
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Parent agency | New York City Department of Finance |
Facilities | |
County field offices | 5
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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.