The badges used by security authorities were renewed in December 2018. The police badge was included in the reform. The badges will not be replaced all at once, but gradually as their validity expires. Therefore, police officers will be using two different badges for a period of approximately five years.
You can check the badges on the police website and in the appended pictures. To prevent forgeries, the pictures on the website have been stamped as ‘Specimen’. Obviously, the stamp is not present in authentic badges.
If necessary, a police officer shall declare to the person targeted by an action that he or she is a police officer and, on request, present his or her badge, if such a declaration or presentation is possible without jeopardising the completion of the action.
The badge reform applies not only to the police but also the organisational cards of the Customs, the Border Guard and the rescue authorities. The Population Register Centre issues the organisational cards intended for the use of organisations, alongside certificates, and ensures the data security of electronic services for the organisations.
The new police badge jpg, 60,3 kB
The old police badge jpg, 30,5 kB
