General Info

Chemung Country Sheriff's Office is a full-service law enforcement agency. It has civil, corrections, criminal investigation, and community and police services divisions. The Sheriff's Office also has a road patrol division that handles citizen complaints and enforcement of vehicle, traffic and penal laws. The road patrol division has various specialized units that include the honor guard team and firearms and field training programs. In addition, Chemung Country Sheriff's Office has a Special Services Unit that handles security for visiting dignitaries, barricaded suspects, high-risk drug raids and hostage situations. The department s records division is responsible for forwarding information, depositions, traffic tickets and fingerprint cards to county, city and local courts. Chemung Country Sheriff's Office is located in Elmira, N.Y.