Contact information
Email: attorney@co.dakota.mn.us
For questions about electronic service of documents, please call the County Attorney's Office.
Telephone:
651-438-4438
651-438-4499 (Fax)
The duties of the County Attorney’s Office include:
- Prosecuting adult felony crimes that occur within the county
- Prosecuting all cases involving juveniles
- Providing assistance to victims and witnesses
- Providing legal counsel to the Dakota County Board of Commissioners and county departments
- Initiating legal actions to protect abused and neglected children and vulnerable adults
- Providing child support enforcement
- Providing crime prevention initiatives
To learn more about the functions of the Dakota County Attorney's Office, see the 
Your County Attorney at Work brochure.