The State police system may be established in a commune or in a group of communes forming an urban area when the following two conditions are met:
1° The population of the commune or group of communes, assessed taking into account the size of the seasonal population, is greater than 20,000 inhabitants;
2° The characteristics of delinquency are those of urban areas.
It is established by joint order of the Minister of the Interior and the ministers responsible for the budget, local authorities and, where applicable, overseas departments and territories when the request comes from the town council or in the event of the latter’s agreement, and failing this by decree in the Council of State.
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