I BASIC PROVISIONS

Scope of the Law
Notion of Internal Affairs
Police
Prevention of Discrimination
Information on Operation of the Ministry
Use of Gender-Sensitive Language

II ORGANISATION AND COMPETENCE OF THE MINISTRY

Organisation of the Ministry
Employees at the Ministry
Competence of the Ministry
Preparations for Operation in Case of State of Emergency or State of War
Competence of the Minister

III COOPERATION OF THE MINISTRY

Cooperation with Security Services
Cooperation with Other Authorities
Cooperation with Citizens Providing Assistance to the Ministry
Relation between Police, Public Prosecutor and Court
International Cooperation and Engagement
Participation in Multi-national Operations Abroad

IV ORGANISATION AND COMPETENCE OF THE POLICE

Organisation of the Police
Competence of the Police

V POLICE TASKS

Types of Police Tasks
Aim of Performing Police Tasks
Principles of Performing Police Tasks
Standards of Police Procedures
Police Intelligence Model
Platform for Safe Electronic Communication, Exchange of Data and Information
Protection of Rights and Provision of Legal Assistance to Citizens
Duties and Rights of Police Officers when Performing Police Tasks

VI POLICE MEASURES AND ACTIONS

Police Measures and Actions
Protection of Victims of Criminal Offences and Other Persons
Protection of Identity Data
Police Observation, Oversight
Special Measures for Ensuring Public Law and Order
Recording in Public Places
Police Assistance in Enforcement and Out-of-Court Settlement Procedures
Provision of Police Assistance to Healthcare Workers
Polygraph Testing
Receipt of Reports on Committed Criminal Offences and Misdemeanours
Search for Persons and Objects
Targeted Search Measures
Police Measures for Elimination of Immediate Threat
Crime and Forensic Registration, Taking Other Samples, and Crime and Forensic Expertise and Analyses
Public Announcement of Reward

VII POLICE POWERS

Common Provisions on Police Powers
- Types of Police Powers
- Conditions for Exercising Police Powers
- Identification prior to the Exercise of Powers
- Impartiality, Non-discrimination, Humane Treatment, Respect for Human Rights and Enabling Medical Assistance
- Principle of Proportionality
- Exercise of Powers against Military Personnel
- Exercise of Powers against Minors
- Exercise of Police Powers against Persons Enjoying Diplomatic and Consular Immunity
Conditions and Manner of Exercising Certain Police Powers
- Warning and Order
- Verifying and Determining the Identity of Persons and Identification of Objects
- Summons
- Conveyance
- Detention of a Person and Temporary Restriction of Freedom of Movement
- Temporary Seizure of Objects
- Search of Facilities, Assets, Premises and Documentation and Counter-diversion Search
- Stopping and Searching Persons, Objects and Means of Transportation
- Flag Check, Pursuit, Stopping, Detaining and Escorting a Vessel
- Securing and Searching the Crime Scene
- Use of Other People’s Means of Transportation and Means of Communication
- Identifying the Presence of Alcohol and/or Psychoactive Substances
- Performance of Security Checks
- Receipt of Found Items
- Police Powers to Order the Stay at the Reception Centre for Foreigners
Means of Coercion and Their Use
- Types of Means of Coercion and Conditions for Their Use
- Use of Means of Coercion against a Group of Persons
- Restrictions on the Use of Means of Coercion
- Reporting, Control and Accountability in Relation to the Use of Means of Coercion
- Legal and Other Assistance Pertaining to the Use of Means of Coercion
Provisions on Particular Means of Coercion
- Physical Force
- Spray Can with Sensitizing Agent
- Electromagnetic Devices
- Police Baton
- Means of Restraint
- Special Vehicles
- Police Dog
- Police Horse
- Passage Blocking Means
- Stopping Vehicles
- Blocking Passage to Persons
- Water Cannons
- Chemical Agents
- Special Types of Weapons and Devices
- Firearms
- Warning Prior to the Use of Firearms
- Use of Firearms against a Moving Vehicle
- Use of Firearms in Pursuit of Vessels
- Use of Firearms against Animals

VIII HUMAN RESOURCES

Human Resource Management
Training, Professional Qualification and Development
Vocational Education
Manner and Conditions of Entering into Employment
- Manner of Entering into Employment
- Employment Requirements
- Security Check and Identification of the Existence of Security Impediments
- Levels of Security Checks
- Manner of Conducting Security Checks
- Declaration on Duties and Rights and Taking an Oath
- Probationary Police Officers
- Types of Job Positions of Police Officers
- The Chief of Police
- Assignment and Discharge of Managers of Strategic and High Level of the Police Directorate
- Assignment and Discharge of Managers of Middle and Operational Level of the Police Directorate
- Information on Job Vacancies
- Working Hours
- Career Development of Police Officers
- Ranks and Titles of Police Officers and Members of Fire and Rescue Units
- Performance Evaluation
- Tasks and Activities Incompatible with Police Tasks
- Right to Trade Union, Professional and Other Forms of Organisation and Action
- Right to Strike
- Right to Augmented Duration of Years of Insurance Coverage
- Termination of Employment
- Right to Severance Pay
- Solidarity Aid
- Right to Financial and Other Assistance
- Awards and Honours
- Health Care of Employees
- Salaries and Other Earnings
- Right to Reimbursement
- Assignment of Employees
- Transfer
- Temporary Transfer
- Conditions for Secondment to another Organisational Unit

IX DISCIPLINARY RESPONSIBILITY

Responsibility for Violation of Official Duty
Rights of an Employee in Disciplinary Proceedings
Mutatis Mutandis Application of Other Regulations and Closer Regulation of Disciplinary Responsibility
Minor Violations of Official Duty
Severe Violations of Official Duty
Disciplinary Measures and Proceedings

X LIABILITY FOR DAMAGE

XI CONTROL OF OPERATIONS

Types of Control
External Control
- Parliamentary Control
- Control Role of the Assemblies of the Autonomous Province or Local Self-Government Units, Including Town Municipalities
Control of Operations of Police Officers and Employees at the Ministry
- Internal Control Department
Control of Operations through Resolving Complaints
- Right to Submit a Complaint
- Complaint Procedure
- Complaints Resolution Commission
- Supervision over the Complaints Resolution in the Complaint Procedure
- Recording and Reporting
- Resolving Complaints in the Summary Procedure

XII FINANCING

Operational Resources
Funds for Special Operational Needs
Solidarity Aid Fund

XIII AUXILIARY POLICE

Members of the Auxiliary Police

XIV APPLICATION OF OTHER REGULATIONS

XV TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Adoption of By-laws
Police Records
Information on Legislative Changes
Validity of Regulations until the Adoption of New Regulations Based on This Law
Termination of Validity of Certain Laws
Entry into Force of this Law

ARTICLES NOT INCLUDED IN THE FINAL TEXT (Službeni glasnik RS, No. 24/18)
LAW ON AMENDMENTS AND ADDITIONS TO THE LAW ON POLICE

ARTICLES NOT INCLUDED IN THE FINAL TEXT (Službeni glasnik RS, No. 87/18)
LAW ON AMENDMENTS AND ADDITIONS TO THE LAW ON POLICE

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