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The 34 Services Of the Department
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Court Enforcement Functions - Collect and enforce fines
- Receipt and payment of bail moneys
- Arrest and presentation for non-appearance in court
- Service of legal process
- Collect (and pay) costs and compensation
- Execute and enforce civil judgments
- Carry out evictions
- Enforce maintenance orders, collect and pay alimony
- Enforce drug trafficking and other such orders
Assize Jury functions - Prepare the Tableau Général (jury list), and maintain and operate the computerised jury selection system
- Grant exemptions from jury service
- Grant financial assistance to jury members suffering financial hardship as a result of assize jury service
- Act as jury surveillant (custodian)
Coroner's Functions - Conduct inquests
- Deal with all ancillary matters relating to sudden or unexpected death
Insolvency functions - Administer en désastre proceedings
Other functions - Act as Autorisé (Returning Officer) at public elections
- Administer oaths
- Administer the Collective Investment Funds Compensation Scheme
- Administer the estates of deceased persons
- Attend sittings of the Courts
- Attend sittings of the States
- Bear the Royal Mace of the Bailiff of Jersey
- Conduct Vues de Vicomte
- Convene sittings of the Royal Court and other bodies
- Grant exemptions from payment of judicial fees
- Act as curator for impecunious interdicts
- Act as Tuteur of last resort
- Act as trustee for criminal injuries compensation awards to minors
- Promote law reform in the context of the Department's service areas
- Deal with net proceeds of sale of properties sold by the Housing Committee after defaults on States loans
- Perform various ceremonial duties
- Take evidence in chambers for Jersey and foreign courts and authorities
- Act as usher for children giving video-linked evidence
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