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Founded in 1857, it is the oldest law enforcement agency in the province. Sheriffs are provincial peace officers appointed under the BC Sheriff Act and BC Police Act with authority to enforce all relevant federal and provincial acts, including the criminal code throughout British Columbia while in the lawful execution of their duties.
Kitasoo Xaixais Tribal Police Service - First Nations police service based in Klemtu, BC. [20] This police department was opened in 1999 with a transition year to be fully functioning at the beginning of 2000. The police department was closed on April 1, 2008, with the RCMP taking over policing duties.
At the Oakalla Prison, Sheriffs were responsible for the execution of prisoners sentenced to death, as it was a court process, as late as the 1960s. [2] County of Vancouver Sheriff's Badge. In 1974, the British Columbia government amalgamated the county sheriffs into the provincial British Columbia Sheriff Service.
Little Big Bear Police Service - police service in the Sky Atlantic series Tin Star, covering the fictional town of Little Big Bear, Alberta. Metropolitan Law Enforcement - police service in the Global series Rookie Blue. The former is printed on the police force logo, however it is often referred to as the "Metropolitan Police" in show.
Camrose Police Service: Alberta: Glock 17: 9×19mm Parabellum: Semi-automatic pistol Austria: Standard issue sidearm Central Saanich Police Service: British Columbia: Glock 17M: 9×19mm Parabellum: Semi-automatic pistol Austria: Standard issue sidearm Cobourg Police Service: Ontario: SIG Sauer P226: 9×19mm Parabellum: Semi-automatic pistol ...
The Ministry of Attorney General of British Columbia is a provincial government department responsible for a broad range of legal services in the province. Its responsibilities encompass sheriff and court administration services, legal aid, prosecution services, administrative tribunals, civil and family justice services, the protection and promotion of human rights, and providing legal advice ...
The BC Supreme Court sits in eight judicial districts. The judicial districts of the British Columbia Supreme Court have the same boundaries of the counties of the former county court. That is the only use of county in the British Columbian government, which is a reference only to such court districts and has no similarity to the meaning in the ...
The ministry was first established, as the Ministry of Solicitor General, on July 6, 1988, by the government of Premier Bill Vander Zalm.The solicitor general assumed responsibility for policing, the corrections system, the coroner's office, the Motor Vehicles Branch, Public Gaming Branch and the emergency program, all previously under the Attorney General of British Columbia. [1]