Enforcement Agent

Ohio Department of Administrative Services

13d

About The Position

Independently or under general supervision, plans & conducts covert & overt criminal &/or administrative investigations (i.e., persons, residences, clubs, associations, bars, stores & illegal businesses, as well as areas around them) for violations pertaining to Ohio Revised Code, Ohio Administrative Code, & federal regulations regarding liquor control, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) & tobacco; • Utilizes under cover identity &/or state enforcement vehicle & a variety of electronic devices (i.e., audio, visual, photographic, etc.) to conduct operations & covert surveillance; • Interviews witnesses, victims &/or suspects in custodial & non-custodial situations; • Plans, prepares, obtains, & executes search warrants at businesses, residences, vehicles, &/or digital devices; • Makes arrests &/or prepares & issues administrative violation notices; Transports arrested suspects to custodial facilities (i.e., county & city jails); • Collects, records, & safeguards evidence which can include counting & making inventory of large sums of cash, debit/benefit cards, guns, &/or drugs; • Researches criminal & civil records online or in person; • Requests &/or serves grand jury subpoenas for records & reviews records to determines evidentiary value; Prepares & submits evidence for forensic examination; • Drafts & submits reports of investigations to supervisors for eventual submission to various prosecutors or the Ohio Attorney General's Office; • Utilizes case management system to document activities, statements, intelligence, property, evidence & reports; Receives & serves Orders of the Liquor Control Commission regarding Ohio licensed establishments; • Testifies in municipal, state &/or federal courts of law & before various commissions & state agencies (i.e., Ohio Liquor Control, Casino Control, & Ohio Lottery Commission; • Establishes & maintains positive working relationships with other law enforcement agencies & works cooperatively on joint investigations &/or multi-jurisdictional task forces; • Responds to calls for service from the general public &/or local, state, & federal law enforcement agencies (e.g., assist agencies with complex covert & overt investigations & operations; collects & analyzes computer generated data as it relates to ongoing investigations or to detect potential violations within their scope of authority; provides guidance to Ohio law enforcement agencies regarding licensed & unlicensed establishments &/or other subjects in violation of Ohio liquor, gambling, SNAP & tobacco laws; prepares & issues administrative citations on behalf of Ohio law enforcement agencies when a violation has been reported); • Coordinates operations with outside law enforcement personnel, victim advocate groups & local court systems.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED
Valid driver’s license
Successful completion of department required physical agility standards including vision & hearing testing & background check
Must be 21 years of age, Ohio resident & United States citizen at time of appointment

Responsibilities

Plans & conducts covert & overt criminal &/or administrative investigations
Utilizes under cover identity &/or state enforcement vehicle & a variety of electronic devices to conduct operations & covert surveillance
Interviews witnesses, victims &/or suspects in custodial & non-custodial situations
Plans, prepares, obtains, & executes search warrants at businesses, residences, vehicles, &/or digital devices
Makes arrests &/or prepares & issues administrative violation notices
Transports arrested suspects to custodial facilities
Collects, records, & safeguards evidence
Researches criminal & civil records online or in person
Requests &/or serves grand jury subpoenas for records & reviews records to determines evidentiary value
Prepares & submits evidence for forensic examination
Drafts & submits reports of investigations to supervisors
Utilizes case management system to document activities, statements, intelligence, property, evidence & reports
Receives & serves Orders of the Liquor Control Commission regarding Ohio licensed establishments
Testifies in municipal, state &/or federal courts of law & before various commissions & state agencies
Establishes & maintains positive working relationships with other law enforcement agencies & works cooperatively on joint investigations &/or multi-jurisdictional task forces
Responds to calls for service from the general public &/or local, state, & federal law enforcement agencies
Coordinates operations with outside law enforcement personnel, victim advocate groups & local court systems