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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.
 
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==
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==See also==
*[[Florida Highway Patrol]]
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*[[List of Law Enforcement Agencies]]
*[[Georgia State Patrol]]
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*[[Maryland State Police]]
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*[[New Jersey State Police]]
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*[[Vermont State Police]]
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*[[Virginia State Police]]
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*[[West Virginia State Police]]
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Revision as of 19:23, December 17, 2007

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.

See also