The Public Administrator investigates and administers estates of persons who pass away with no Will or without an eligible person able to act as administrator. The Public Administrator’s primary duties are to protect the estate property from waste, loss or theft; make appropriate burial arrangements; conduct thorough investigation to discover all assets and find heirs; use assets to pay decedent’s taxes, bills and other encumbrances; distribute to estate beneficiaries.
The Public Administrator’s Unit has been working on digitizing closed files and filing them electronically. The ongoing goal is to have all closed files digitized prior to moving into the new Public Safety Facility. Digitized files will also help staff with researching closed cases.
With new staff assigned to the unit, the Public Administrator has been able to work more efficiently on active cases. The Public Administrator manages about 65 cases at a time. Some of these cases require limited assistance from the unit, while fully probated cases require much more time and
attention from the Public Administrator.
Public Administrator
Civil Unit
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One function of the Sheriff is the obligation to obey orders of California State Courts and to serve process and notices delivered to him for service (CA Govt. Code 26608). Although the Sheriff’s Office does not serve every manner of documents, the Sheriff serves process and notices required by law that cannot be served by a civilian process server. Professional staff, in South Lake Tahoe and Placerville Offices, ensure timely turnaround and accessible personnel to help our citizens understand process and direction to community resources.
The Sheriff serves and enforces many Civil Court notices and orders. 2018 saw a drop in most collections of money and/or property services and orders (levies) and an increase in eviction orders.
$88,707.35
Total funds
generated in 2018
Evictions
Levies
Restraining
Orders
Misc
Total
545
772
287
91
1695
The El Dorado County Sheriff's Honor Guard is comprised of 12 members; one lieutenant, one sergeant, and 10 deputies. Throughout the year, members of the Honor Guard attend various awards ceremonies, conferences, and other events, most often to present and display our national and state colors. In 2018, the Honor Guard posted the colors at numerous events throughout the county, to include the Public Safety Facility groundbreaking ceremony.
In 2018, the Honor Guard performed its most important duty multiple times over, attending several funeral services to pay respect to fellow officers who made the ultimate sacrifice. 144 officers died in the line of duty nationwide in 2018, an increase of 12 percent from 2017. More staggering, 52 officers were shot and killed in 2018, representing a 13 percent increase from the 46 officers killed in firearms related incidents in 2017. When comparing line of duty deaths this decade to that of the historically low criminal justice statistics of the 1990's, one can't help but unfortunately wonder if this is the new normal.
Regardless of what is in store for 2019, the
El Dorado County Sheriff's Office Honor Guard unit will continue to proudly honor our fellow brothers and sisters who give their lives to serve and protect.
Support Services
Civil Stats
Honor Guard