Solicitor

Department Functions

The Solicitor's office is responsible for the prosecution of adults charged with General Sessions Court offenses, and juveniles charged with all criminal and statutory offenses (such as truancies) which are heard in Family Court. The prosecuting attorneys also represent the State in civil cases involving forfeiture of property related to unlawful drug activity. There is also a prosecuting attorney who represents the State in Magistrate Court trials of Driving Under the Influence and Criminal Domestic Violence.