Sheriff's Office

Culpeper County Sheriff Timothy W. Chilton.

The Office of Sheriff provides all law enforcement services, including investigating crimes, pursuing offenders and making arrests. The Sheriff also maintains the local jail, manages other local corrections programs and transports criminal defendants to and from corrections' facilities. The Sheriff provides courthouse security, serves legal papers, summons jurors and witnesses, and executes court judgments. The Sheriff is assisted by deputy sheriffs who are appointed by the principal officer.