The Yuba County District Attorney's Office, comprised of attorneys, investigators, and legal services support staff, serves an estimated 88,000 residents across the 632 square miles that make up Yuba County from the valley floor to the Sierra Nevada. We file, on average, about 4,000 criminal cases each year.
The District Attorney is the public prosecutor, initiating and conducting on behalf of the People all prosecutions for public offenses. (California Government Code § 26500)
Mission
The District Attorney protects the community by aggressively and fairly prosecuting crime and upholding the rights of victims.
Values
Government in the United States is instituted to secure the rights of all men to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. Securing these rights by punishing those that do evil against their neighbor has been a basic responsibility of government for thousands of years. Peace and a thriving community are only possible when criminal offenders are held accountable and victims receive justice. Our motto - Pax per Justitia - Peace through Justice - is at the heart of the District Attorney's responsibility to help provide the peace necessary for Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.Operating Principles
We will seek peace through justice by:- Holding offenders accountable for their actions;
- Providing the amenable an opportunity and incentive to rehabilitate;
- Incarcerating the dangerous and the incorrigible; and
- Ensuring victims are heard, restitution is ordered, and victim rights are upheld.