Professional Standards Bureau

Internal Affairs Unit (IAU)
The Internal Affairs Unit was created as a unit in order to investigate and analyze complaints directed against sworn personnel. Prior to the unit's induction, complaints were handled exclusively by the Executive and Command Staff, with no specialized division or team. The unit currently operates under the Professional Standards Bureau and functions primarily to investigate misconduct, policy violations and violations of law by members of the San Andreas Sheriff's Department, as well as conducting reviews of critical incidents involving department personnel such as use of force incidents.
Legal Advisory Unit (LAU)
The San Andreas Sheriff's Department Legal Advisory Unit serves as the main legal advisory body of the department. Staffed with several qualified attorneys, the Legal Advisory Unit provides legal advice to the Sheriff & Undersheriff in matters pertaining to the department's affairs.
Administrative Services Bureau

Public Affairs Unit (PAU)
The Public Affairs Unit's purpose is to be an open line between the department and the community that it serves. The unit exclusively handles the sharing of the happenings of the department to the public of Los Santos. The unit is responsible for producing press releases as well as constructing and releasing the department's monthly bulletins, which include the department statistics and promotions. PAU also maintain the image of the department and host regular events that involve members of the department and the public.
Recruitment Unit (RU)
The Recruitment Unit is responsible for the entire recruitment process of the San Andreas Sheriff's Department. The Recruitment Unit aims to provide the San Andreas Sheriff's Department with the best suited and qualified deputy sheriffs by testing, assessing, and thoroughly evaluating each possible deputy sheriff candidate. The Recruitment Unit is divided into three sections, these being Applications Section, Field Section and Examinations Section. The Applications Section is responsible for handling applications, while the Field Section is responsible for evaluations and training. The Examinations Section is responsible for exams for every recruitment drive, ensuring that they are always at a high level of quality.
Sheriff's Communication Center (SCC)
The San Andreas Sheriff's Department Communications Center was created in the Fall of 2017 to organize the department's dispatch & emergency communications operations under one roof. The Sheriff's Communications Center, which operates out of The Big Ear, provides units with dispatch functions.
Countywide Services Bureau

Air Support Unit (ASU)
The San Andreas Sheriff's Department Air Support Unit is one of the largest municipal airborne law enforcement organization in the San Andreas County and operates from the SASD Dillimore and the San Fierro Airport. Air Support Unit provides ground deputies with valuable tactical information. The helicopter crews assist with hundreds of arrests, pursuits and crimes in progress. They are known as the department's "eyes in the sky", and have had a considerable impact in the capturing of numerous dangerous suspects, who otherwise would have eluded police custody.
Investigative Services Unit (ISU)
The Investigative Services Unit functions as the investigative body of the department and deal with organized crime outside of the city of Los Santos in the department's primary jurisdiction. The unit achieves this trough proactive policing such as surveillance, intelligence gathering, sting operations, and more. Their operations are overseen by the Countywide Services Bureau supervisor who assists in providing resources which the detectives require during assignments. The unit is also tasked with forensics, which is the gathering of biological evidence, trace evidence and impression evidence, after a crime has taken place. The members of the unit typically operate in plainclothes and drive unmarked vehicles.
Traffic Enforcement Unit (TEU)
The Traffic Enforcement Unit is the backbone of the Sheriff's Department's traffic enforcement duties, providing a stable and effective traffic enforcement within the State of San Andreas, its highways and unincorporated areas. Traffic Enforcement trains its unit deputies to distinguish the traffic law, proficient driving skills for pursuit interceptions, detailed investigations of motor vehicle accidents, vehicle escorts, survelliance, routine and DUI checkpoints on county highway, as well as providing educational and motivational group sessions for the occupants of the traffic itself.
Special Enforcement Bureau

Special Enforcement Detail (SED)
The Special Enforcement Detail is the SASD's special weapons team. SED is responsible for handling high-risk tactical situations involving barricaded suspects, hostage situations, high-risk warrant services and terrorist threats. The selection process of the detail is rigorous and lengthy. All members have to undergo regular tests, testing not only their physical capabilities but also ensuring that they are mentally fit and suited for tactical operations.
Emergency Services Detail (ESD)
The Emergency Services Detail, or commonly abbreviated as "ESD", is the department's primary warrant execution team. The detail is responsible for crime suppression and providing tactical aid to regular patrol units as well as protection for visiting dignitaries, conducting mobile field force deployments, and mission specific crime prevention for patrol stations and detective units.
Canine Services Detail (CSD)
The Canine Services Detail, or commonly abbreviated as "K-9", is a specialized Special Enforcement Bureau detail that utilizes uniquely and extensively trained canines in all trades of law enforcement. They are trained in the detection of narcotics, firearms and explosives. In addition, canines have the ability to be trained in: Crowd Management, Tactical Deployment, or Search and Rescue to aid where needed.