1National Bureau of Investigation has in its structure Services of Judicial Police. Their intention is to increase the cooperation and communication between the National Bureau of Investigation and other institution, and to also help the investigations of Special Prosecution – conducted from other institutions.

2Officers from the services of the judicial police shall apply to work at the Services of the Judicial Police of the National Bureau of Investigation for a period of 5 years. During their mandate, they will be paid by the National Bureau of Investigation, will report to the Deputy Director, and will be evaluated by the Director of the National Bureau of Investigation. They shall be independent from their institution and subordinated to the Chief Special Prosecutor. At the end of their term, the Deputy Director shall send those evaluations to the institution from which the Judicial Police Officer came. Officers from the services of the judicial police have the right to return to his/her previous position or to be appointed to a position at the same level, with a rank corresponding to that function.

3The Director of the National Bureau of Investigation shall, with the consent of the Chief Special Prosecutor, determine the number of positions and qualifications of the Judicial Police Services based on the needs of the National Bureau of Investigation. The National Bureau of Investigation shall conduct an open and transparent application process, in accordance with Article 7 of this law, from qualified employees of directorates of the State Police responsible for investigating organized crime, economic crime, narcotics trafficking, and other relevant sections, and from other relevant institutions with judicial police functions. The announcement shall inform applicants that officers of the Judicial Police Service of the National Bureau of Investigation must comply with Article 6 and Chapter VIII. The applicants must comply with Article 6 and Chapter VIII before they may be assigned or appointed to the Judicial Police Services.

4The Judicial Police Services shall sit in the offices from which they have been seconded or in the offices of the National Bureau of Investigation. The assignment shall be determined by the Director of the National Bureau of Investigation.

5The National Bureau of Investigation shall assign, when deemed necessary by the Director or Special Prosecutor, investigators from its office to be located in the offices of the State Police or in other institutions. The State Police or other institution shall undertake to implement this decision.