The New York City Sheriff's Office is the civil law enforcement division of the New York City Department of Finance. The Sheriff's Office is headed by a sheriff, who is appointed to the position by the mayor, unlike most sheriffs in New York State who are elected officials. Due to the fact that the City Sheriff serves as the sheriff for more than one county, he/she is considered a high sheriff with a subordinate undersheriff in charge of each county-borough. Deputy sheriffs carry out the duties of the sheriff's office.
The New York City Sheriff is the chief civil law enforcement officer for the City of New York. Responsibilities of deputy sheriffs include revenue collections in civil situations; collecting funds or making arrests for parents in arrears of child-support payments; and collecting on judicial judgments, and parking or moving violations. They handle enforcement judgments for both small claims and supreme court (criminal court). Such responsibilities may involve collection of unpaid taxes, enforcement of unpaid environmental fines, seizure of property and evictions. The sheriff also may sell real estate and personal property to satisfy judgments, and perform civil arrests. The sheriff's office has also become involved with cigarette-tax enforcement as well as assisting the NYC Department of Buildings in enforcing stop work orders. In addition, the sheriff sells vehicles not recovered by their owners, checks towed vehicles to determine if they are stolen, and enforces court judgments through a variety of programs.
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