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The State's Attorney's Office • The State's Bureau of Investigation

THE STATE'S ATTORNEYS OFFICE:

A state's attorney's office is a coordinator for state and local enforcement, providing support by representing the people of the state in criminal cases. 

Ordinarily, the state's attorney's office, like the U.S. Attorney's office, does not come into play until there is sufficient evidence that a crime has been committed to warrant action on the part of the state.  A state's attorney's office does not perform primary investigation tasks.

When to contact your State's Attorney's Office:

Unless you have already filed a report with law enforcement, you would not accomplish anything by contacting your State's Attorney's Office.

On the other hand, if your report has gone far enough that warrants have been issued and a Prosecuting Attorney has been assigned to the case, then you will be given the name and phone number of the Prosecutor.

THE STATE'S BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION:

A state's bureau of investigation is a support facility for state and local enforcement.  Although each state may have a different policy with different programs, a state's investigative branch is mainly concerned with analysis and information support for on-going investigations being conducted by other law enforcement entities within that state.

When to contact your State's Bureau of Investigation:

Unless you have been given the name and phone number of a Special Agent who has been assigned to investigate your case on behalf of law enforcement and the State's Attorney's Office, you would not contact this agency.  The State's Bureau of Investigation is strictly an internal resource of your state's Justice Department.

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