Animal Control

Public Safety is in charge of all domestic animal calls.  These could include: dog, cat, and any pet.

(CPO - Conservational Police Officer) otherwise known at Game Wardens are in charge of wild animal calls.  Examples of these are turkey, deer, bear etc.

Visit local Animal Control webpage or Visit DGIF webpage

Circuit Court

Visit Circuit Court or click here for Circuit Court Forms

Concealed Weapon Permit

Obtain a form from the Circuit Court, pay a fee and bring it to the Sheriff's Office. If a back-ground check in clear, the form is sent to the Judge and you will be issued a permit.

DARE

The Franklin County Sheriff's Office stated it's DARE Program in 1987-88. The Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program has gone through some changes over the last years. The program employs the use of the D.A.R.E. decision making model in which students are provided skills to use in developing and assessing choices they make in life. Students build skills to:
D - Define problems and challenges
A - Assess available choices
R - Respond by making a choice
E - Evaluate their decisions
The D.A.R.E. Instructor, using techniques of facilitation – gone are the days of the didactic lecture – guides students as they work in small cooperative learning groups using the D.A.R.E. decision making model to apply to real life situations.
The new D.A.R.E. elementary curriculum has been reduced to 10 lessons and a menu of enhancement lessons implemented. The enhancement lessons provide local jurisdictions the ability to customize their D.A.R.E. program to meet identified needs. Many enhancement lessons will be developed, among those currently offered are: gangs, methamphetamines, internet safety, bullying and cyber bullying. The most recent addition is the D.A.R.E. Rx/OTC (Prescription/Over-The-Counter) Drug abuse materials. The D.A.R.E. Rx/OTC Drug Abuse materials include lessons for elementary and middle school, high school and community presentations.

Visit DARE

Fingerprinted

You must report to the Franklin County Jail to be fingerprinted.  There are several reasons:  new employment, back ground investigation, law enforcement or military, foster parents, volunteer work, etc.  Please call (540) 483-3020 before coming.  Breakfast, lunch and dinner would NOT be the best times.

Police Report

A copy of the items stolen or vandalized will be printed for the victim.  Contact (540) 483-6626. Please understand a complete copy will not be printed.  If you have been accused of a crime, please obtain an attorney.  Attorneys will need to request a police report through the courts.

Run-a-way juveniles

Otherwise known as a Virginia Missing Children Information Clearinghouse Report. A run away juvenile is any child under the age of 18 years.  They could have a disability, be endangered, or a disappearance was not voluntary. 

Please have a current photograph of this person.  Other help can be obtained by calling (540) 483-3050.  Talk to the intake officer.

Seat Belt Laws

C. Everett Koop MD said, "If a disease were killing our children at the rate unintentional injuries are, the public would be outraged and demand that this killer be stopped."

Our goal is to reduce the risk of injury....

Virginia law says: 46.2-1095(A) Summons driver if they fail to properly secure a child up to age 8 in a child restraint device which meets federal standards. Rear facing restraints shall be placed in the back seat. If there is no back seat, the front seat may be used if the passenger side air bag is deactivated.

Recalls on car seats are found at:  http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/recalls/childseat.cfm

SRO

The Franklin County Sheriff's Office started its School Recourse Officer positions at the high school in the 1980's. The SRO program is committed to providing safe schools where students can learn and teachers can teach.  
Visit:  http://www.dcjs.virginia.gov/vcss/sro.cfm?menuLevel=5&mID=3

Vacation Watch

if you are planning to be out of town call our dispatch office (483-3000) and ask to be put on the Vacation Watch with the dates and address of your home so we can set up a watch.