JAY COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE

What JAY COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE does

The Jay County Prosecutor's Office is the statutorily authorized prosecuting authority for Jay County, Indiana, serving a population of approximately 21,000 residents centered on Portland, Indiana. The office prosecutes all felony, misdemeanor, juvenile delinquency, and infraction cases arising within the county, and represents the state in child support enforcement matters — averaging roughly 1,200 cases per year. The office is staffed by a small team of 1 to 10 employees, including 4 to 5 attorneys, and operates from the Jay County Courthouse at 120 North Court Street, Portland.

The office's service portfolio includes pre-charge diversion and deferral programs, victim advocacy, and bad check recovery. As of January 1, 2023, the Bad Check Collection Program was discontinued, ending a fee-based recovery service that historically shared recovered funds between the office, the merchant, and a Bad Check Trust Fund. Surviving programs include deferral and diversion options administered through an online portal with participant fees ranging from $192 to $454 per case, depending on the offense class.

Funding flows from county appropriations and Indiana state pass-through grants, particularly Title IV-D child support funds. The office cooperates with the Indiana State Police and other agencies on investigations crossing jurisdictional lines, including white-collar and welfare-fraud matters such as the 2026 prosecution of Kadyrbek Beishekeev for alleged Medicaid fraud in a personal care services scheme.

Name

JAY COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE

Legal name

Jay County Prosecutor's Office

Website

https://jaycountyprosecutor.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Jay County Prosecutor's Office is the Indiana county-government authority that prosecutes felony, misdemeanor, juvenile, and child support cases for Jay County's roughly 21,000 residents. It operates a small attorney staff, offers deferral and diversion programs, and is funded by county and state appropriations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Legal Services

NAICS

Legal Counsel and Prosecution (92213)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Prosecution & District/State Attorney Services (BPAIAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Victim Services & Witness Assistance (Justice System) (BPAIAFAJ), Juvenile Justice System (Courts & Detention) (BPAIAFAF)

Keywords

• Criminal prosecution services
• Child support enforcement
• Victim advocacy services
• Diversion programs
• Government legal services

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Funded through state and county government budgets as a public legal services office representing the State of Indiana.
2. Program Fees: Fees collected from diversion and deferral programs including traffic ticket deferral ($192.50-$252.50) and misdemeanor diversion ($334.00-$454.00).

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Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Jay County Prosecutor's Office is a government legal services office that represents the State of Indiana in all felony and misdemeanor criminal prosecutions within Jay County. It administers a Child Support Division under the federal Title IV-D program, provides victim advocacy and assistance services, and operates deferral and diversion programs that allow eligible individuals to resolve traffic infractions and misdemeanor charges without full prosecution.

Product overview

Jay County Prosecutor's Office is a government legal services office offering criminal prosecution, diversion programs, and victim advocacy. The core offerings include felony and misdemeanor criminal prosecutions, Traffic Ticket Deferral Programs (6 or 12 month options), Misdemeanor Diversion Programs (6 or 12 month terms), Child Support Division services under Title IV-D, Victim Assistance Division support, and City Court procedures for traffic infractions. These services are not integrated tech products but rather government legal services with associated administrative processes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Indiana State PolicecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 March 2026The Indiana State Police collaborated with the Jay County Prosecutor's Office in investigating a crash that occurred on February 3, 2026, resulting in criminal charges being filed. The Prosecutor's Office acknowledged the Indiana State Police for their professionalism and assistance in the investigation.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Wayne County Prosecutor's Office: Wayne County Prosecutor's Office operates a public criminal-prosecution mandate for its Indiana county. It shares the anchor's state-government authority, courthouse orientation, and need to serve residents and victims through local processes.
• Marion County Prosecutor's Office: The Marion County Prosecutor's Office is a larger Indiana prosecutorial office serving a materially larger jurisdiction, with overlapping criminal-justice, diversion, and support functions. It is a scale and operating-model benchmark rather than a direct competitor in Jay County.
• Delaware County Prosecutor's Office: Indiana county prosecutor serving a defined county jurisdiction and handling criminal prosecution plus related justice functions. Like Jay County, it operates a public-sector prosecutorial office with exclusive local authority rather than a private law firm.
• Grant County Prosecutor's Office: Grant County's public prosecutor represents the state in criminal matters and provides related justice services within a single Indiana county. It is a functional and operating-model peer to Jay County, although the two offices do not compete in the same jurisdiction.
• Blackford County Prosecutor's Office: Blackford County Prosecutor's Office is a county government legal office responsible for prosecution and related public justice functions. It is comparable to Jay County because both serve local jurisdictions through the state prosecutorial system.
• Randolph County Prosecutor's Office: Randolph County's prosecutor provides public-sector criminal prosecution and related justice administration within its county. It offers a useful local benchmark for the Jay County office's jurisdiction, staffing scale, and service mix.
• Adams County Prosecutor's Office: Adams County Prosecutor's Office represents the state in criminal matters and operates as a county-level public justice office. It is comparable to the anchor in mission, core legal work, and local constituency, while serving a different county.
• Wells County Prosecutor's Office: Wells County's prosecutorial office performs public criminal-justice work in an Indiana county jurisdiction. Its county-based mandate and court-integrated service model closely parallel the Jay County Prosecutor's Office.

Others

• Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council: The Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council supports and coordinates the state's prosecuting-attorney community. It is an ecosystem peer because it serves the same public prosecutorial mission and customer base, but it does not provide Jay County's local prosecution services.
• National District Attorneys Association: The National District Attorneys Association represents and supports prosecutors and district-attorney offices across the United States. It is a mission-adjacent peer and information ecosystem, but not a provider of local criminal prosecution, child-support, or diversion services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

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