Sheriffs and Police Chiefs-What is the difference and why Utah Amendment C is so important Unlisted Video

A Sheriff is the Chief law enforcement Officer in the County in which they serve. A Sheriff is ELECTED by the community AND answers directly to the community. A police chief answers not to you but to a Mayor and City Council or police board depending how your department is structured.

Sheriff's additional duties that a police Chief doesn't have are including but not limited to:

Sheriff shall be Keeper of the County Jail
Provide Court Security
Shall have a Civil Division and service of writs and property sales
School Security Duties: Sheriff's collaborate and coordinate with police chiefs and school safety and security specialists of all K-12 Schools in their county. In other words, the Sheriff is to be the leader and ensure that school's are safe.

As you can see it's obvious, the way the Utah law is written, the Sheriff's Office is designed to be a very large Office with significant law enforcement duties and serve as "big brother" to the other police departments. PROTECT OUR SHERIFF'S