A few considerations regarding the specific legislation dealt with by the local police officer

• Author: Florian Mateas
• Position: Law and Economics Faculty, Social Sciences Department Agora University of Oradea, Oradea, Romania
• Pages: 87-90

AGORA International Journal of Juridical Sciences, www.juridicaljournal.univagora.ro

ISSN 1843-570X, E-ISSN 2067-7677

No. 1 (2014), pp. 87-90

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A FEW CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING THE SPECIFIC

LEGISLATION DEALT WITH BY THE LOCAL POLICE OFFICER

F. Mateaş

Florian Mateaş

Law and Economics Faculty, Social Sciences Department

Agora University of Oradea, Oradea, Romania

*Correspondence: Florian Mateaş, Agora University of Oradea, 8 Piaa Tineretului St.,

Oradea, Romania

E-mail: departament@univagora.ro

Abstract

The Local Police have extensive powers and f unction at the level of each locality where there

are Local Police forces. The Local Police Law1 transferred the powers that should be held by

the local communities in order for them to better carry out their work and be closer to

citizens, in terms of the protection of goods, protection of physical integrity, as well a s the

management of road traffic on public thoroughfares, especially in the inner cities, including

car parkings and car lifting.

Keywords: local police officer, law, regulation, service, citizen

Introduction

Considering the various areas in which the Local Police operate, the duties of this

entity are numerous. Local police officers maintain public order and tranquillity, have taken

over some of the duties of the current Road Police, ensuring traffic fluency and having the

right to pull over vehicle drivers, perform checks to identify construction works carried out

without a construction permit and verify the legality of trading activities carried out in

agricultural and food markets by freelance workers and economic operators.

The duties of local police officers according to the law and the framewor k

regulation

The Local Po lice personnel consist of civil servants and contractual persons, in

accordance with law provisions2. It operates on the basis of Government Decision 1332/2010

approving the Framework Regulation on the Organization and Functioning of the Local

Police and the Ministry of Administration and Inter ior Order no. 92/5.05.2011 approving the

Methodology for the Preparation of the Local Police Public Order and Safety Plan.

In this context, there are two types of police officers in Romania: the Local Police and

the National Police.

The Local Police have extensive powers and operate at the level of each locality where

there are Local Police forces. The Local Police Law3 transferred the powers that should be

held by the local communities in order for them to better carry out their work and be closer to

the citizen, in t erms of the protection of goo ds, protection of physical integrity, as well as the

management of road traffic on pu blic t horoughfares, especially in the inner cities, including

1 Local Police Law no. 155 of 12 July 2010.

2 Local Police Law no. 155 of 12 July 2010, Government Decision no. 1332/2010, Order no. 92 of 5 May 2011

for the approval of the Methodology approving the Local Police public order and safety plan.

3 Local Police Law no. 155 of 12 July 2010.