Montgomery County Sheriff's Office (Maryland)

Montgomery County Sheriff's Office
Current patch of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office
Former patch of the MCSO, used in the 1990s and early 2000s
Badge of the Sheriff of Montgomery County, Maryland
Flag of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office
Agency overview
Formed	1777
Legal personality	Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
General nature	Law enforcement Civilian agency
Operational structure

The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) is a nationally accredited American law enforcement agency and acts as the enforcement arm of the courts in Montgomery County, Maryland. All deputy sheriffs are fully certified law enforcement officials with full authority of arrest.

The duties of the MCSO are as follows:

Nationally accredited in 1995, the current Sheriff is Darren M. Popkin. The MCSO has authorized over 165 employees consisting of sworn law enforcement officers and civilian support staff.

Created in 1777, the MCSO is the oldest law enforcement agency in Montgomery County. MCSO deputies wear tan shirts with black pants; in the past the MCSO wore brown pants with tan striping on the sides. The department was accredited in 1995.