The Ordnungsbehörde or Department of Order is a municipal-level law enforcement agency in some States of Germany which has the duty to avert hazards that are endangering the public security or order.[1] The most apparent Ordnungsbehörde is the Ordnungsamt, whose tasks usually include handing out warnings and tickets for petty offenses.[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Section 1 Law on Ordnungsbehörden NRW (German)".
  2. ↑ Kulish, Nicholas (May 20, 2011). "Germany's Anti-Chaos Crusaders". The New York Times. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
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