Capitol police
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Capitol police in the United States are agencies charged with the provision of security police services for various state agencies, but especially State Legislatures. Capitol police may function as part of the state police or may be an independent agency. There is also a federal capitol police agency.
Security police groups for government facilities are actually a very old idea, dating back at least to the guards posted at Solomon's temple and including such units as the Praetorian Guard and the Coldstream Guards.
[edit] State capitol police agencies
- Alabama State Capitol Police
- Arizona State Capitol Police
- California Highway Patrol, Protective Services Division, Office of Capitol Services
- Connecticut Capitol Police
- Delaware Capitol Police
- Florida Capitol Police (Florida Department of Law Enforcement)
- Georgia Capitol Police
- Illinois Secretary of State Police (also enforces the Illinois Motor Vehicle statutes)
- Indiana Capitol Police (Indiana State Police)
- Iowa Capitol Police
- Kansas Capitol Police (Kansas Highway Patrol)
- Massachusetts State Police, Station H-1, Beacon Hill
- Michigan State Police, Capitol post
- Minnesota State Patrol, District 4600, Capitol Security
- Missouri Capitol Police
- Nevada Capitol Police
- North Carolina State Capitol Police
- Pennsylvania Capitol Police
- Virginia Capitol Police
- Wisconsin Capitol Police
[edit] United States Capitol Police
The United States Capitol Police is the agency charged with the protection of the United States Congress and the United States Capitol Building, as well as all the other buildings used by congress except the Library of Congress, which maintains its own security police force.
Note: Pursuant to Public Law 108-7 Sec. 1015 (117 Stat. 363) enacted by U.S. Congress on February 20, 2003, the Library of Congress Police was transferred to the authority of the United States Capitol Police, and all sections under Title 2 (§ 167 and § 167h) of the U.S. Code that pertains to the Library of Congress Police was transferred to the U.S. Capitol Police. To date, the merger of the Library of Congress Police by the United States Capitol Police is still on-going.
