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The police agency of a [[state]]. The primary function of the State Police is to patrol the highways and unincorporated areas of the state that have little or no police force of its own. Of the 50 states only [[Hawaii]] does not have a designated State Police (although in many states in the south, the State Police is called the [[Highway Patrol]] or [[State Patrol]] but the basic function is the same.

In the [[United States]], the '''State Police''' is the police agency of a [[state]]. The primary function of the State Police is to patrol the highways and unincorporated areas of the state that have little or no police force of its own. Of the 50 states only [[Hawaii]] does not have a designated State Police (although in many states in the south, the State Police is called the [[Highway Patrol]] or [[State Patrol]]) but the basic function is the same.

==State Police agencies==

==See also==

*[[Florida Highway Patrol]]

* [[List of Law Enforcement Agencies]]1

*[[Georgia State Patrol]]

* [[Police]] and [[Sheriff]]s

*[[Maryland State Police]]

* [[Essay:Systems of support#Law Enforcement System]]

*[[New Jersey State Police]]

[[Category:Systems of Support]]

*[[Vermont State Police]]

[[Category:Law Enforcement]]

*[[Virginia State Police]]

[[Category:Law Enforcement Agencies]]

*[[West Virginia State Police]]