ELI5: Who gives authority to a police department? Lets say a new town were to be founded somewhere in the US, how is the local law enforcement agency brought up in that town? Submitted by Interesting-Leek-202 t3_10pq72r on January 31, 2023 at 5:52 AM in explainlikeimfive 10 comments 14
tsme-esr t1_j6lvc5i wrote on January 31, 2023 at 6:19 AM In the USA the state does. The state constitution usually includes the process for incorporating new cities, etc. Since this is a state power, the exact answer to your question will be "it depends on the state". Permalink 12
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