Judicial Division
Captain
Michael Stover
Division Commander
316.383.7464
The Judicial Division was re-created in November 2006 during the department wide reorganization. Several years ago, the Judicial Division became the Technical Division as it was expanded with a wide range of responsibilities. After reorganizing the department, the Judicial Division is again responsible for the activities of the Sheriff’s Office as they relate to the judiciary business of Sedgwick County. Those various activities are assigned to different sections within the division and are outlined below.
Court Security
Section
This section is primarily responsible for transporting prisoners from the detention facility to various court appearance or other court-ordered activities, returning them to the detention facility, and maintaining custody and security of the prisoners at all times. Examples of the transport activities include; doctor appointments, funerals, and even dialysis treatment sessions. Deputies in this section are also called to arrest persons in courtrooms at the direction of judges.
Warrant Unit
The Warrant Section is responsible for locating and arresting persons for whom arrest warrants have been issued throughout the 18th Judicial District and other jurisdictions. The members of this section also work as a part of a Fugitive Apprehension Task Force along with members of the United States Marshal’s Service and the State Parole Office. In addition, this section maintains the “Sedgwick County Ten Most Wanted” and “Felon of the Day” listings that are distributed to the media and the “Name That Felon” feature on the Sheriff’s Office website.
Extradition Unit
This unit coordinates with jurisdiction in other states to arrange for the return of persons wanted in Sedgwick County who have been arrested in the other states. Likewise, this unit arranges for the return to other states of persons arrested here on out-of-state charges. In order to accomplish the mission of actually transporting the wanted persons, the extradition section operates the Sedgwick County aircraft. Our pilots also may be called upon to provide transportation for county officials to and from official functions as well as flying investigators to distant locations to interview suspects or others with connections to major cases, particularly when immediacy is crucial. The use of this airplane rather than buying tickets on commercial aircraft or driving all over the country actually saves money for the citizens of Sedgwick County.
Civil Section
The responsibility of the Civil Section is to serve civil process within Sedgwick County. This consists of delivering garnishments, divorce papers, subpoenas, notices of lawsuits, Protection From Abuse or stalking orders, tax warrants, and other legal papers. This section also performs certain actions pursuant to court orders, such as evictions as well as picking up persons named in mental and alcohol petitions, which requires us to deliver them to the appropriate treatment facilities. The Civil Section also has assumed the mission for performing the sales of real estate on which mortgage holders have foreclosed.
| 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Processed Served | |||
| Legal Process Received | 109,110 | 108,688 | 119,406 |
| Writs of Eviction Served | 897 | 1,829 | 1,113 |
| Legal Process Served by Certified Mailings | 10,808 | 9,704 | 12,384 |
| Criminal Warrants | |||
| Warrants Received/Issued | 10,967 | 11,648 | 12,879 |
| Warrants Cleared/Recalled | 14,450 | 12,880 | 14,499 |
| Extraditions and Out-of-State Transport | |||
| Prisoners Returned to Kansas Using County Aircraft | 170 | 209 | 130 |
| Estimated Savings to Sedgwick County By Using County Aircraft | $213,752 | $302,813 | $162,848 |
| Court Security Unit | |||
| Court Proceedings, all appearances in court | 15,735 | 16,674 | 15,805 |
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