{"id":1005,"date":"2025-01-17T10:51:13","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T16:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/c02bcwebsvr\/?page_id=1005"},"modified":"2025-08-05T11:11:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T16:11:03","slug":"states-attorney-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.barnescounty.us\/index.php\/states-attorney-2\/","title":{"rendered":"States Attorney"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-52a6e0c5 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-94f8b994 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size has-text-align-center has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.barnescounty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/States-Attorney-Frequently-asked-Questions-2-3.pdf\" style=\"border-radius:15px;color:#ffffff;background-color:#444ce7;padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>State&#8217;s Attorney Office<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:47px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"972\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/www.barnescounty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Website-Header-No-email.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2607\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:47px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Mission Statement<\/strong>: To promote justice, public safety and effective government through the prosecution of crime, the<br>protection of those in need, and representation of Barnes County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The States Attorney Office is responsible for the prosecution of traffic level, infraction, misdemeanor, and felony level crimes in Barnes County with the exception for some city misdemeanors. The office is also responsible for involuntary mental health commitments, juvenile deprivation cases, juvenile delinquent cases, and sexually dangerous individual cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The State\u2019s Attorney\u2019s Office carries out a broad spectrum of legal duties as outlined in Chapter 11-16 of the North<br>Dakota Century Code. These duties include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:13px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\u2022Criminal prosecution<br>\u2022Juvenile Justice<br>\u2022Child deprivation, child support, and parental termination matters<br>\u2022Legal service to county departments<br>\u2022Involuntary mental health commitments<br>\u2022Civil commitment of sexually dangerous individuals<br>\u2022Administration and policy functions of the State&#8217;s Attorney&#8217;s Office<br>\u2022Guidance and training to law enforcement agencies within Barnes County, including<br>          \u2022Barnes County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<br>          \u2022Valley City Police Department<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The State\u2019s Attorney is responsible for prosecuting all of the felonies, misdemeanors and traffic offenses committed in<br>Barnes County, not otherwise handled by the Valley City Prosecutor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\u2022A common misconception of this office is that the States Attorney is the \u201cfree\u201d county attorney meaning that the attorneys can give out free legal advice. 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The State\u2019s Attorney cannot give out legal advice on civil matters such as divorce, landlord-tenant cases, estates, and monetary disputes just to name a few.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-section-1 has-base-background-color has-background is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex is-style-section-1--1\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-border-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-9a420bac561a080782be864986740e09 wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a\" style=\"border-color:#444ce7;border-width:5px;border-radius:12px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:5px;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:5px\"><strong>State&#8217;s Attorney<\/strong> <strong>Office<\/strong><br><strong><br>State&#8217;s Attorney<\/strong>: <br>Tonya Duffy<br><br><strong>Asst. State&#8217;s Attorney<\/strong>:<br>Trent Jackson<br><br><strong>Victim Witness Coordinator<\/strong>:<strong><br><\/strong>LaDonna Anderson<br><br><strong>Legal Assistant<\/strong>: <br>Tanya Zachrison<br><br><strong>Phone<\/strong>: 701-845-8526<br><strong>FAX<\/strong>: 701-845-8543<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>State&#8217;s Attorney Office Mission Statement: To promote justice, public safety and effective government through the prosecution of crime, theprotection of those in need, and representation of Barnes County. 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