Montgomery County, PA

P.O. Box 311, Norristown, PA 19404-0311
Courthouse Hours: 8:30a.m. to 4:15p.m.
Phone: 610-278-3000
Website: www.montcopa.org

Court House, 1st Floor
P.O. Box 311
Norristown, PA 19404

Driving Directions
Office Hours:
Monday through Friday
8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Open Records Main: (610) 278-3331
Fax: (610) 278-3832

sheriffoffice@montcopa.org

Civil Section

The main purpose of this section is to serve legal documents to any person, company or corporation designated by the courts in civil actions. It is very important to obtain a good service (one that is legally binding). These Deputies are also well known for their efficiency and the short time needed to serve a civil action. Additionally, twice a year, this section serves a large amount of tax claim sales. They also are on call anytime for serving injunctions and monitoring picket lines during strikes.

Office:

The personnel of this department process an ever increasing amount of legal documents consisting of the following:

Civil Section: Orders to deputies for service on civil actions include:

Protection from Abuse

Action of Divorce

Writ of Summons and Complaints

Form of Subpoena

Writ of Attachment/Garnishment

Actions for Support

Out of State Actions

Deputizing other Counties for service

Real Estate:

Preparation and processing of legal documents for Sheriff's Sale are in compliance with Rules of Civil Procedure:

Sheriff Sales are conducted once a month in accordance with a calendar prepared by the Sheriff's Department.

Personal Property:

This section is similar to Real Estate but sales are scheduled on a case-by-case basis.

Bookkeeping:

Our bookkeeping section processes all of the accounting functions for the above groups and collects fees and issues checks where necessary. At the same time, this Department checks policy to be sure we follow the proper guidelines of our Controller's Office.

If you have additional questions, concerns or suggestions, please contact us at sheriffoffice@montcopa.org.