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Sheriff                                                                                                                                  

 The current McLean County Sheriff is Don Charging of Washburn. He was elected to office in 1998 and re-elected in 2002, 2006, and 2010. 

The sheriff is responsible for:

bulletKeeping of law and order in the county
bulletServing civil and criminal papers for the court system
bulletOperation of the county jail and housing of prisoners
bulletAttending district court to carry out orders of the judge
bulletServes as a member of the county E-911 Advisory Board
bulletOversees operation of police contracts with all cities in the county

The Sheriff's Department employs 22  full- and part-time deputies and 10 full-time dispatchers throughout the county. The Sheriff's Department can be contacted by calling (701)462-8103. The e-mail address is: decharging@nd.gov and the office fax number is (701)462-3441.

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This page was last updated on Thursday, February 16, 2012 04:17 PM .

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McLean County, 712 5th Avenue, PO Box 1108, Washburn, ND

58577 - Courthouse Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 - Noon, 12:30 - 4:30 CST