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Freestone County officials discuss who must serve civil papers as workload strains precinct constables
Summary
Constables told commissioners that transports and civil-process volumes are straining precinct manpower; officials clarified that, by statute, papers may be directed to the sheriff or a precinct constable and that many parties routinely direct service to the sheriff's office, increasing the sheriff's workload.
Freestone County constables told commissioners that transporting detainees and serving civil papers impose significant manpower demands on precinct staff and that on some days multiple employees must be diverted for transports.
Constables and other officials said about 700 civil papers come to the county offices annually. Speakers explained that the party seeking service —…
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