Welcome to the website of the Colusa County District
Attorney's Office. The District Attorney's Office provides a variety of
services to the citizens of Colusa County. The information contained in this
website is designed to provide readers with a general understanding how the
office fulfills its duties and what services it provides to the community.
This website is divided into pages containing information on the
Office of
the District Attorney, Public Prosecutor activities by the DA's Office,
Bureau of Investigation,
Victim Witness Services, Revenue and Recovery, and
Bad Check Enforcement Program.
A page of this website provides an Overview of the
Criminal Justice System.
There are also pages to assist you in contacting DA staff, and Links to
connect to local law enforcement and other Internet sites which may be of
assistance to you.
A page of this website on Press Releases will be regularly updated and will
contain press releases issued by the Office of the District Attorney.
The employees of the District Attorney's Office are dedicated to working
with the citizens of our county to build a safer and better community in
which to live, work, and raise families. I hope you will find the
information contained in this Web Site helpful.
John R. Poyner,
District Attorney

Colusa is centrally located approximately 70 miles north of Sacramento. Interstate 5 offers a north/south route through the county. Colusa County's economy is based on agriculture and agri-related businesses. As you travel throughout the basin floor, you'll see a variety of crops such as pistachios, Asian pears, almonds, prunes, walnuts, wine grapes, tomatoes, rice, corn, cotton, safflower, wheat, beans, sunflowers, melons, alfalfa, pumpkins, onions, etc. Our country roads are lined with various waterways, natural and man-made, where you'll see an abundance of wildlife, including, but not limited to: blue herons, cranes, pheasants, hawks, ducks, geese, swans, raccoons, possums, fox and deer.
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