#2003-239Law No. 2003-239 for Internal Security
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Law No. 2003-239 regulates internal security measures in France, highlighting the state's responsibility to ensure public safety and the protection of individuals and property. It establishes coordination between state representatives and local authorities to tackle crime and maintain public order. The law also addresses the creation of a civil police reserve and defines the roles and responsibilities of security forces, enhancing their ability to respond to emergencies and public safety threats.
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Key Changes
- Establishment of a civil police reserve to support internal security.
- Expansion of state authority to requisition resources in emergency situations.
- Enhancements to the powers of police and national gendarmerie for crime prevention.
Obligations
What this law requires
State representatives (préfets) must animate and coordinate crime prevention and internal security measures across their territory, and direct the action of national police and gendarmerie units in matters of public order and administrative police.
Prefects must ensure local representatives of police and gendarmerie services report on execution and results of missions assigned to them.
In emergency situations, prefects must issue a reasoned written order (arrêté motivé) when requisitioning goods, services, or persons, specifying the nature of services required, duration of requisition, and application procedures.
State must provide compensation to requisitioned persons covering only direct, certain material costs resulting from the requisition order; compensation cannot be cumulative with payments from other sources.
Police national active corps officers must maintain availability for up to 5 years after service termination to respond to individual or collective recalls by the internal security minister in case of serious threats or public order troubles, limited to 90 days per year.