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Law enforcement in Germany is conducted by federal, state and municipal law enforcement agencies.
Federal law enforcement agencies
Polizei beim Deutschen Bundestag (Polizei DBT): Federal Parliament Police, responsible for the protection of the premises of the Bundestag in Berlin. In order to uphold the independence of the legislative power from the executive, this police force is responsible, not to the Minister of the Interior, but to the President of the Bundestag.
State law enforcement agencies
Structure
Landespolizei : State Police
Autobahnpolizei : Highway Patrol of State Police
Bayerische Grenzpolizei (GrePo) : border police, exclusively of the state of
Bavaria
Bereitschaftspolizei (BePo): Riot Police Branch of State Police
BFE (Beweissicherungs- und Festnahmeeinheit): State Police Special Detention Unit
Kriminalpolizei (KriPo): Detective Branch of State Police
MEK (Mobiles Einsatzkommando): Special Unit for Surveillance and Detention
Schutzpolizei (SchuPo): Uniformed Branch of State Police
SEK (Spezialeinsatzkommando):
police tactical unit of State Police
Wachpolizei (WaPol): Branch of State Police for the security of state government buildings or diplomatic facilities, only in the states of
Berlin and
Hesse
Wasserschutzpolizei (WSP): River Branch of State Police
Landeskriminalamt (LKA): ("State Criminal Office") State Bureau of Investigation, in some states subordinate to the state's police force
MEK (Mobiles Einsatzkommando): most LKAs employ an MEK of their own, operating independently of the regular police MEK
Justiz : Corrections Service
Auxiliary state police forces
List of the state police forces
Municipal law enforcement agencies
Kommunaler Ordnungsdienst (KOD): Municipal law enforcement, different regulations by state and local laws
Ordnungsamt (OA): "municipal order agency", most common denomination
Städtischer Ordnungsdienst: "Municipal Enforcement Service"
Polizeibehörde: local "Police Authority" in several states
Gemeindevollzugsdienst (GVD): "Municipal Code Enforcement Service" in the state of
Baden-Württemberg
Kommunalpolizei or Stadtpolizei: "Community Police" or "City Police" in cities of the state of
Hesse
See also
References
Lists of law enforcement agencies by country