The North Carolina General Assembly Police is a force responsible for policing the

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buildings in

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, United States. The force is separate from the

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The force was formed in 1975, following the foundation of the State Capitol Police in 1967. It currently has 20 sworn officers, and is responsible for policing the buildings used by the General Assembly, and investigating threats to legislators, staff or members of their immediate families. In 2017, the force's annual budget was $1,869,329. The force has two marked vehicles and one unmarked vehicle, with the marked vehicles being used "to provide a law enforcement visual deterrent on the complex". Officers of the force have jurisdiction: *within parts of the City of Raleigh, and the unincorporated parts of Wake County, surrounded by the

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, and *throughout North Carolina, while: ** accompanying a member of the General Assembly on official duties, ** preparing for, or providing security to, a session of either or both houses of the General Assembly, or official events directly related to that session, ** on official business in connection with providing security for legislative members, staff, and the public for any meeting of a committee, a caucus, or any committee or commission meeting of the General Assembly, or any state, regional, or national meetings of legislative bodies or organizations representing legislative bodies, and while accompanying a member of the General Assembly to or from any such event, ** conducting a criminal investigation of a threat of physical violence against the General Assembly, a member or staff of the General Assembly, or their immediate family, ** accompanying a member of the General Assembly for the purpose of providing executive protection in response to a threat of physical violence, ** serving a subpoena issued by the General Assembly, or a committee of the General Assembly. General Assembly Police officers may also arrest throughout the state when in

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from an area of their jurisdiction, and have the exclusive authority and responsibility for enforcing the parking rules of the Legislative Services Commission.

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* State law enforcement agencies of North Carolina Specialist police departments of North Carolina

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1975 establishments in North Carolina Capitol police Organizations based in Raleigh, North Carolina {{NorthCarolina-stub

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