Law enforcement in San Marino is the responsibility of the centralized Civil Police, the

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(militarized police), and the Fortress Guard (border patrol, part of the

Military of San Marino The Sammarinese Armed Forces ( it, Forze Armate Sammarinesi) refers to the national military defence forces of the Republic of San Marino. It is one of the smallest military forces in the world, with its different branches having varied functions ...

). These three organisations have been providing law enforcement in

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since a statute in 1987, which redefined their roles. Their responsibilities were further defined by regulations for the Gendarmerie and the Fortress Guard, which was approved by the

Government of San Marino A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...

in 2008. Under the 2008 regulations the Gendarmerie and the Fortress Guards are responsible for

policing The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state, with the aim to enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder. Their lawful powers include arrest and th ...

criminal investigation Criminal investigation is an applied science that involves the study of facts that are then used to inform criminal trials. A complete criminal investigation can include searching, interviews, interrogations, evidence collection and preservatio ...

national penitentiary The New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa, Metro Manila is the main insular prison designed to house the prison population of the Philippines. It is maintained by the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) under the Department of Justice. As of Octob ...

changing the guard Guard mounting, changing the guard, or the changing of the guard, is a formal ceremony in which sentries performing ceremonial guard duties at important institutions are relieved by a new batch of sentries. The ceremonies are often elaborate a ...

border patrol A border guard of a country is a national security agency that performs border security. Some of the national border guard agencies also perform coast guard (as in Germany, Italy or Ukraine) and rescue service duties. Name and uniform In dif ...

, customs control, personal protection, and

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, while the Civil Police are tasked with

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, domestic security,

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, and

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. All three agencies are subordinate to the Secretary of State of Home Affairs. At the end of 2012, there were 160 police officers serving in San Marino: 70 Gendarmerie, 50 Civil Police, and 40 Fortress Guard. For that year, annual law enforcement expenditure was $US 13.3 million.2012 Government Report
/ref> San Marino is part of the international police cooperation organization

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; there is an Interpol office in

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