OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT
ATTORNEY
COUNTY OF ALLEGANY
212-A, County Office Building
Belmont, NY 14813
(585) 268-9225
Terrence M. Parker
Allegany County District Attorney
Welcome
to the Allegany County District Attorney's Office Website. In the related pages
at this site, you will find information regarding our duties and
responsibilities, the services we offer, the courts we serve and various
reports and statistical data.
The
District Attorney is a State Constitutional Officer, elected by the county
electorate for a four-year term. As the County's chief law enforcement officer,
the District Attorney is responsible for a wide range of functions, including
the prosecution of all violations of the law that occur within the county's
borders. These prosecutions include felonies, misdemeanors, violations and
traffic infractions. The District
Attorney and Assistant District Attorneys appear in the Town and Village Courts
in all 29 Towns and 9 Villages in the County, as well in County, Supreme and
Appellate Courts. The office assists in
conducting investigations, obtaining search and eavesdropping warrants, and
conducting preliminary hearings. The
District Attorney presents appropriate felony cases to the Grand Jury, and
appears in court for arraignments, motions and pre-trial practice, and trials,
from the beginning of the case through sentencing.
Additionally,
the District Attorney is responsible for handling criminal appeals at all
levels of state and federal courts. Ancillary responsibilities of the District
Attorney include prosecuting forfeiture proceedings, extraditing criminals from
outside the state, and working with victims of crime to help them secure the
fullest measure of redress allowed by law. Finally, the District Attorney is
regularly called upon to advise various law enforcement agencies throughout the
county.
The
office consists of the District Attorney, four part time Assistant District
Attorneys, two confidential secretary/legal assistants, a crime victim services
specialist and a part-time investigator.
Additionally, two (unpaid) K-9 investigators are supported by the office
for use in detection of narcotics and explosives and firearms.
In
Allegany County, we prosecute over two thousand cases each year. This caseload
is only managed due to the hard work and dedication of quality prosecutors in
this office, and to solid investigative work performed by well-trained police
officers throughout the county.
Through
this website we have endeavored to provide meaningful information to you. In
turn, I encourage you to communicate with us if you have issues, concerns or
questions about the criminal justice system. The fight against crime can be
won, but only if we all work together.
Sincerely
Terrence M. Parker
District Attorney
Allegany County District Attorney’s
Office
212-A County Office Building
7 Court Street
Belmont, NY 14813
Office
Hours:
Monday
thru Friday, 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Closed
on Legal Holidays
Voice
messages accepted 24 hours a day
(585) 268-9225
PLEASE NOTE:
The Office of the District Attorney
handles criminal matters of the State of New York, not civil matters. Civil law matters affecting the County of
Allegany, and Family Court matters involving the Department of Social Services,
are handled by the County Attorney’s Office (585) 268-9410.
Federal crimes are prosecuted by the
United States Attorney’s Office for Western New York, 138 Delaware Avenue,
Buffalo, NY 14202. (716) 551-4811.
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