No exceptions, all municipal police vehicles must display the signage required by law, they cannot be unmarked. This is what the judgment of the Bordeaux Administrative Court of Appeal, handed down this Tuesday, says in substance, which supports the professional union of municipal police officers.
A vehicle for several services
The administrative court was contacted by this union to overturn the refusal of the mayor of Bourg-sur-Gironde to place a screen print in compliance with the regulations on the service vehicle used by the municipal police officer of the commune. The court having rejected its request, the union appealed to the administrative court of appeal of Bordeaux.
The town hall argued that the vehicle made available to this agent could not be screen-printed since it was shared between different services. “The court considers, however, that this circumstance does not allow a departure from the obligation, provided for by the internal security code, of signaling municipal police service vehicles, which aims to guarantee the identification of these vehicles and of their occupants. The city will have to comply.
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