Our mission is to serve and safeguard all persons in Martin County and ensure the quality of life for all through the effective and efficient delivery of law enforcement, detention and court services.

We are sensitive to the authority entrusted to us, and ensure that it is exercised in a manner consistent with our responsibility to protect the public with fairness and equality.

We strive to provide optimum services by maximizing our resources in a cost-effective manner.

Understanding that human resources represents our community’s most important investment, we must recruit and retain individuals who are highly motivated and committed to excellence in our profession.  We will enhance the skills of personnel to ensure motivation, creativity, dedication and professionalism, while creating an atmosphere to job satisfaction, enthusiasm, security and personal career development.

We are driven by both a professional and personal commitment to provide the community with the highest level of services, responding to its ever changing needs.  Justice, loyalty, dedication and integrity, both to the Office of the Sheriff, and the public we serve, are the hallmarks of our effort.