Contact information
Office: 651-437-4438
Fax: 651-438-4499
Media line: 651-438-4440
Email: attorney@co.dakota.mn.us
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DakotaCountyAttorney
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Duties of the County Attorney's Office
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