What Clay County Sheriff’s Office does

Clay County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) is the primary law enforcement agency for Clay County, Florida, headquartered in Green Cove Springs with regional operations centers in Orange Park and Middleburg. The agency is led by elected Sheriff Michelle Cook in her second term and is organized into Patrol & Community Affairs, Detention/Jail, Administration & Business, and Investigations & Special Operations departments, supported by specialized units including SWAT, K9, Marine, Drone, and Honor Guard. CCSO assumed responsibility for school safety in July 2024 by integrating more than 25 School Resource Officers from the Clay County School District Police Department. The agency holds Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation (CFA) Excelsior status, meeting approximately 236 compliance standards on a three-year reaccreditation cycle, and maintains a statutory 287(g) partnership with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

CCSO's technology stack centers on the Clay ROC umbrella organization, which combines the Real Time Crime Center (RTCC), a Community Connect program that ingests citizen doorbell and business camera feeds, and the SaferWatch mobile safety application. The RTCC integrates a nationwide License Plate Reader network that captures vehicle plates across jurisdictions and notifies the closest agency when flagged vehicles are detected. The Drone Unit and surveillance feeds feed into the same operations floor. Additional partnerships include the multi-county INTERCEPT Task Force with Homeland Security Investigations and the Tim Tebow Foundation, supported by a $1.5 million grant for a forensic lab; FDLE for sex offender registry maintenance; Combined Public Communications / Securus for inmate communications; and re-entry partners such as Operation New Hope.

As a public government entity, CCSO is funded through Clay County tax revenues and budgets rather than commercial revenue. Select fee-for-service activities generate limited direct income, including a $90 nonrefundable civil process service fee, off-duty deputy secondary employment ($50/hour for deputies, $54/hour for supervisors with a $5 administrative fee and 7.5% scheduler fee), and appointment-based fingerprinting. Community-facing programs such as Clay Watch (special needs registry), Sheriff's NET (neighborhood engagement), Elder Watch, and Volunteers in Police Service (VIPS) are delivered free of charge. Surplus property is monetized through GovDeals auctions, and unclaimed property disposal is similarly outsourced.

Name

Clay County Sheriff’s Office

Legal name

Clay County Sheriff's Office

Website

https://claysheriff.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1859

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Clay County Sheriff's Office is the elected statutory law enforcement agency for Clay County, Florida, delivering patrol, detention, criminal investigations, and school resource officer services to county residents under Sheriff Michelle Cook.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Law Enforcement Services

NAICS

Police Protection (92212), Correctional Institutions (92214)

SIC

Services-Detective, Guard & Armored Car Services (7381), Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

State/Provincial Corrections, Probation & Parole Administration (BPAIABAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Crime Prevention & Community Policing Programs (EDALAEAG), School Resource Officer (SRO) & Law Enforcement Liaison Services (EDAEACAL), Forensic & Correctional Behavioral Health Services (HLAFACAM)

Keywords

• Law enforcement services
• Public safety operations
• Correctional facility management
• Crime prevention programs
• Emergency response services

Headquarters

HQ city

Green Cove Springs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Clay County Sheriff's Office delivers comprehensive law enforcement and public safety services for Clay County, Florida, including 24/7 patrol and emergency response, criminal investigations and special operations (SWAT, K9, drone, marine), detention/jail operations with rehabilitation and re-entry programs, civil process service, sex offender registration, and school resource officer services. It also operates community crime prevention programs (Clay Watch, Sheriff's NET, Elder Watch, VIPS) and technology-enabled services such as the Real Time Crime Center, nationwide License Plate Reader network, and SaferWatch community safety app under the Clay ROC umbrella.

Product overview

The Clay County Sheriff's Office operates as a traditional law enforcement agency providing core public safety services including patrol operations, detention/jail facilities, criminal investigations, and special operations. The agency offers community-focused programs including Clay Watch (special needs registry), Sheriff's NET, Elder Watch, and Volunteers In Police Service (VIPS). Technology-enabled services include the Real Time Crime Center (RTCC) under the Clay ROC umbrella, providing License Plate Reader integration, surveillance systems, and SaferWatch community notification app. The agency also manages inmate services including video visitation, medical care, vocational training, and rehabilitation programs. The organization does not operate as a technology product company and has no commercial product offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SaferWatch: Mobile safety app for reporting tips and receiving emergency notifications
• Clay Watch
• Clay ROC
• Sheriff's NET
• Clay County Sheriff's NET
• VIPS
• Never Off Duty
• Signal 35 Fund

Products and services

• Patrol & Community Affairs Primary law enforcement patrol services and community engagement programs including traffic enforcement, emergency response, National Night Out, and community outreach activities delivered to Clay County residents.
• Detention/Jail Services Inmate housing, medical services, mental health support, vocational programs, and rehabilitation services at the Clay County Detention Facility, including the Veterans Dorm (G-1), Vivitrol substance abuse program, and re-entry partnerships.
• Investigations & Special Operations Criminal investigations, special operations including SWAT, K9 units, drone operations, and marine unit services for Clay County.
• School Resource Officer (SRO) Services Contracted school resource officer services covering campus security, threat assessment, emergency response, and student safety across Clay County public schools under a 2024 contract with Clay County District Schools.
• Clay Watch (Special Needs Registry) Registry program for individuals with special needs (Autism, Dementia, Alzheimer's, etc.) and homebound seniors that provides deputies with critical information during emergencies to facilitate safe interactions and reunification with families.
• Sheriff's NET (Neighborhood Engagement Team) Community engagement and crime prevention initiative focused on building relationships between law enforcement and residents through neighborhood-level outreach and town halls.
• Volunteers In Police Service (VIPS) Program drawing on community volunteers to support law enforcement in non-law enforcement roles including clerical work, special projects, crime prevention, and community events, including Elder Watch daily telephonic welfare checks.
• Civil Processing Services Service of civil process documents, execution of writs, eviction services, levy enforcement, and sheriff's sales for money judgments, provided for a $90 nonrefundable fee payable by cash, money order, cashier's check, or business check.
• Fingerprinting Services Livescan fingerprinting services offered by appointment only through the Office 365 booking system at [email protected] or by phone, for background check and identification needs.
• Inmate Video Visitation Video visitation system allowing remote and onsite visits with inmates via InmateSales.com, with onsite visits at the Visitation Center behind the Clay County Jail and remote availability from 8AM-11:30AM, 1:15PM-4:30PM, and 6:30PM-10PM daily.
• Off-Duty Deputy Hiring Off-duty deputy services available for events, security, and construction sites through the Secondary Employment program, with a 3-hour minimum, deputy rate of $50/hour, supervisor rate of $54/hour, and a $5 per-hour administrative/equipment fee plus a 7.5% scheduler fee.
• Sex Offender Registry Management Registration and tracking of convicted felons, sexual offenders, and sexual predators; the Special Victims Section manages career offender notifications and community notifications per Florida statutes and uploads information to the FDLE public database.
• Never Off Duty Podcast Weekly podcast hosted by CEO Judson Sapp featuring Sheriff Michelle Cook, distributed on Buzzsprout and YouTube, covering law enforcement topics, breaking news, and community issues.

Quantifiable outcome

• Seamless transition of school safety from School District Police to Sheriff's Office with 25+ SROs integrated
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• INTERCEPT Task Force (Operation Lightshine)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2023Inter-agency Child Exploitation and Persons Trafficking Task Force partnering with Homeland Security Investigations, Tim Tebow Foundation, and law enforcement agencies across five counties. $1.5M grant awarded for forensic lab creation.
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 April 2023287(g) Steering Committee partnership allowing Clay County Sheriff's Office to work with federal immigration authorities. The agency maintains an agreement with DHS/ICE for immigration enforcement coordination, with annual public meetings and community oversight.
• Tim Tebow FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Partnership through Operation Lightshine bringing foundation resources to INTERCEPT Task Force mission to eradicate child trafficking and exploitation in Northeast Florida.
• Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Federal partner in INTERCEPT Task Force providing investigative resources and expertise for child exploitation and human trafficking cases.
• Operation New HopeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRe-entry partnership assisting inmates transitioning from jail back into the community with support services and job placement.
• Signal 35 FundminorOthersEmergency assistance fund for first responders created through community partnership with former Sheriff Rick Beseler, Judson Sapp (W.J. Sapp & Son Railroad Contractors), and Orange Park Rotary Club. Provides emergency aid to law enforcement, fire safety, and first responder families in crisis.
• Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for sex offender registration and tracking through FDLE's public database. Agency Special Victims Section processes registrations and enters information into the statewide database.
• Clay County District SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for school resource officer services. Agency assumed responsibility for school safety from School District Police in July 2024, deploying 25+ SROs across county schools.
• Nationwide LPR Partner AgenciescoreTechnology or IntegrationNationwide partnership of law enforcement agencies sharing License Plate Reader data enabling real-time tracking of stolen vehicles across state lines.
• Local Employers and Vocational Training PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerships with local companies committed to hiring newly released inmates for automotive repair, CDL training, lawn maintenance, and floor polishing programs.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• St. Johns County Sheriff's Office: Adjacent Northeast Florida county sheriff's office of comparable size and structure, serving a similar suburban county population. Most directly comparable peer in geography, scale, and operating model.
• Nassau County Sheriff's Office: Immediate-neighbor Northeast Florida sheriff's office covering a small coastal/suburban county. Comparable in scale, county-government funding model, and core services to CCSO.
• Jacksonville Sheriff's Office: Larger consolidated city-county law enforcement agency in Northeast Florida where Sheriff Cook previously served as Director of Patrol and Enforcement. Comparable in operating model and applicant pool, though at significantly larger scale.
• Putnam County Sheriff's Office: Adjacent Northeast Florida county sheriff's office of broadly similar scale. Comparable in county-government funding structure, jail operations, and core patrol service offerings.
• Volusia County Sheriff's Office: Mid-sized Florida county sheriff's office operating detention, patrol, and community programs at a similar tier of population and budget. Useful comparable for service-line breadth and operations-center footprint.
• Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office: Large Florida county sheriff's office (Tampa area) providing the same core suite of patrol, detention, and community services at materially larger scale. Useful for benchmarking capability breadth and tech investment patterns.
• Orange County Sheriff's Office (FL): Major central-Florida county sheriff's office operating the same set of services (patrol, detention, SROs, technology programs). Comparable in operational categories and breadth, though at substantially larger scale.
• Pinellas County Sheriff's Office: Coastal Florida county sheriff's office offering a comparable operating model. Useful for benchmarking mid-size Florida sheriff operations, detention programming, and community engagement programs.
• Alachua County Sheriff's Office: North-central Florida county sheriff's office (Gainesville area) of comparable scale. Comparable for service-line breadth and county-government funding model.
• Baker County Sheriff's Office (FL): Small immediate-neighbor Northeast Florida sheriff's office. Comparable in operating model (county sheriff, detention facility, patrol) though at smaller scale than CCSO.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/ccsofl
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC7N0Y3FwWHrlpq28A5DKIIQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/ccsofl
• Instagraminstagram.com/ccsofl

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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