Federal Police Act
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Law on the Federal Police |
| Short title: | Federal Police Act |
| Abbreviation: | BPolG |
| Type: | Federal law |
| Scope: | Federal Republic of Germany |
| Legal matter: | Constitutional law , administrative law |
| References : | 13-7-2 |
| Issued on: | October 19, 1994 ( Federal Law Gazette I pp. 2978, 2979 ) |
| Entry into force on: | November 1, 1994 |
| Last change by: |
Art. 26 VO of June 19, 2020 ( Federal Law Gazette I p. 1328, 1331 ) |
| Effective date of the last change: |
June 27, 2020 (Art. 361 of June 19, 2020) |
| Weblink: | Text of the law |
| Please note the note on the applicable legal version. | |
The Federal Police Act ( BPolG ) regulates the tasks and legal status of the Federal Police (formerly the Federal Border Police )
The law is divided into five sections. Section 1 (Articles 1 to 13) regulates the tasks and uses of the Federal Police. So in addition to the one border protection , the protection of railway facilities , the air traffic and organs of the federal as well as the prosecution of crimes and misdemeanors as well as the security measures on board aircraft.
Section 2 (§§ 14 to 50) contains the associated powers and regulations on the responsibility of so-called interferers , for the direct execution and the use of non-interferers. In addition to the general clause of Section 14, Sections 21 to 50 contain standard measures.
The third section (Sections 51 to 56) regulates compensation for damages. Section 4 (Sections 57 to 68) regulates the organization and the respective responsibilities . These provisions regulate, in particular, the delegation of tasks to customs , as they carry out police checks at many border crossings. Finally, Section 5 contains final provisions in Sections 69 and 70.
literature
- Wolf-Rüdiger Schenke , Kurt Graulich , Josef Ruthig : Federal Security Law - BPolG, BKAG, ATDG, BVerfSchG, BNDG, VereinsG . 2nd Edition. CH Beck, Munich 2019, ISBN 978-3-406-71602-7 , pp. 15-396 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ See: Michael Drewes, Karl Magnus Malmberg, Marc Wagner, Bernd Walter: Bundespolizeigesetz (BPolG), compulsory application according to federal law VwVG / UZwG, 6th edition, Richard Boorberg Verlag, Stuttgart / Munich, 2019.
