Novy Jicin Municipal Police Patch. Czech Republic.
Cloth woven sleeve patch for Městská Policie Nový Jičín. Czech Republic (Czechia).
Novy Jicin Municipal Police.
Post-1992.
Good condition. Ref: B100.
Cloth woven sleeve patch for Městská Policie Nový Jičín. Czech Republic (Czechia).
Novy Jicin Municipal Police.
Post-1992.
Good condition. Ref: B100.
Cloth woven sleeve patch for Městská Policie Nový Jičín. Czech Republic (Czechia).
Novy Jicin Municipal Police.
Post-1992.
Good condition. Ref: B100.
On 1 January 1992 the Municipal Police came into force in the Czech Republic.
Any municipality in the Czech Republic establish its own Municipal police (Czech: Obecní Policie or Městská Policie in cities) by a local ordinance.
In a municipality that has the status of a city, the municipal police are referred to as the city police (Městská Policie).
Municipal police authority is generally limited to the area of given municipality.
Municipal police department is controlled by the mayor or another authorized member of the municipal council.
Municipal police have jurisdiction over misdemeanors, supervise and protect the safety of citizens and properties, public order, collaborate within their competence with the state police in terms of safety on the roads, deal with offenses and other wrongs, etc.
Officers of municipal police are armed and usually patrol on foot, bike, or car.
Municipal police cannot investigate crimes and doesn't take investigations; municipal policemen secure the suspects on the scene (also can transport suspects to the nearest state police station) and hand the case further to the state police for investigation.
Officers of the municipal police in large cities are the basic public order keepers.
Czechoslovakia split into two countries, Czech Republic and Slovakia, on 31 December 1992.
Nový Jičín is a town in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic.
