Adams County Sheriff's Office
Adams County Sheriff's Office
*** The Sheriff's Office is now Accepting Out-of-State Applications again ***
Welcome to the Adams County Sheriff’s Office:
The Adams County Sheriff’s Office was created in 1800 and has a long tradition of excellence in service to the citizens of Adams County and the public we come into contact with daily. During my fourth term as your Sheriff, we will continue to upgrade the technological, professional and managerial capabilities of the Office, thereby improving the quality of our services and programs provided to maintain public safety.
Vision, Mission and Values of the Adams County Sheriff’s Office:
The mission of the Adams County Sheriff’s Office is to provide first-class professional, dignified, and courteous service to the Adams County Court, the citizens of the County, its agencies, and all law enforcement agencies with whom we partner to maintain order in our community.
We will serve with integrity and distinction, whether providing security for court proceedings, serving warrants and papers, conducting prisoner transport, or fulfilling any other duties required under law and statute.
Our duty is to uphold the Constitution of the United States and of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the statutes of the state. We have a duty to uphold the trust of the public we serve, a duty towards each other, to the Office of the Sheriff of Adams County, and to ourselves.
James W. Muller
Adams County Sheriff
Contact Us
Office Hours:
8:00a.m. – 4:30p.m.
Monday - Friday
Services
What We Do
- Meet Your Sheriff
He has over 26 years in Law Enforcement with (22) of those years in the Sheriff's Office and the past (16) as your Sheriff. - Sheriff's - About Us
We are a law enforcement agency. We make arrests and file charges. We enforce the traffic code. Because of the demands of our core duties, we do not patrol neighborhoods or respond to calls as do municipal or state police officers. We will assist these agencies when requested. - Sheriff's Vision, Mission & Values
The mission of the Adams County Sheriff’s Office is to provide first-class professional, dignified, and courteous service to the Adams County Court, the citizens of the County, its agencies, and all law enforcement agencies with whom we partner to maintain order in our community.
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It is the policy of the County of Adams not to discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities in regard to application procedures, hiring, advancement, discharge, compensation, training, or other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.
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