GCSO is responsible for general law enforcement in Gallatin County. GCSO also provides coordination and command for Search and Rescue and works with other law enforcement agencies to provide SWAT and drug interdiction forces.
The Gallatin County Sheriff's Office was formed in 1865 and has had a tradition of service to our community ever since. We are responsible for general law enforcement in Gallatin County. Our duties include Patrol, Search and Rescue, criminal investigations, civil process, Office of the Coroner, animal control, issuing Concealed Weapons Permits, prisoner transports, court security, and running the Detention Center.
We patrol the county's 2517 square miles by car, truck, boat, bike, horseback, and even snowmobile. We are currently allotted 56 sworn deputies who are assigned to several detachments: Patrol, Detectives, Support Services, and the Missouri River Drug Task Force. We also administer the Gallatin County Detention Center, where dedicated civilian detention officers attend to inmates.
MISSION STATEMENT
As proud members of this Office, we are dedicated to protect
and serve the citizens and visitors of Gallatin County.
VALUES
Keep the Peace – We will protect the quality of life by keeping the peace and enforcing the law through hard work with knowledgeable, well trained people, committed to doing what is right.
Serve – We serve those who entrust us. We will serve with empathy and compassion while holding ourselves and one another accountable above all else.
Balanced – Our response to any situation will be appropriate, effective and productive. We survive through maintaining our physical, emotional and mental health.
