Editing Sammarinese Armed Forces (section)

=== The Gendarmerie ===
[[Image:Subaru Gendarmeria.jpg|thumb|right|A [[Subaru]] of the Gendarmerie]]
Established in 1842, the 'Corps of Gendarmerie of San Marino' ({{langx|it|Corpo della Gendarmeria della Repubblica di San Marino}}) is a militarized police service, under the control of the [[San Marino Secretary for Foreign and Political Affairs|Secretary of State for Foreign and Political Affairs]]. Its members are full-time and have responsibility for the protection of citizens and their property, and for the preservation of law and order.<ref name=guidelines/>

The uniform of the gendarmerie includes a hot-weather (summer) standard, which is informal and khaki in colour; a winter standard which is black with light-blue decoration and stripes, and silver braiding; and a dress standard for ceremonial duties, which is dark blue with a white cross-strap and lanyard, blue and white dress epaulettes, white collars, a blue kepi with red and blue plume, and a sword.

The Gendarmerie has two 'Divisions' entitled 'Criminal Police Division' and 'Flying Squad Division', each of which is further divided into operational 'Brigades'. The Gendarmerie may call upon the assistance of the Municipal Police in cases of major crime or national security, and (following revised regulations for both corps introduced by the Government of San Marino in 2008) may also call upon soldiers and border guards of the Fortress Guards Corps, in their secondary role as 'Criminal Police Officers'.<ref>These Government regulations are [http://www.esteri.sm/on-line/en/Home/News/articolo1000118.html published here] on the Government website.</ref> It is currently led by Colonel [[Maurizio Faraone]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Comando della Gendarmeria - Segreteria di Stato per gli Affari Esteri - Repubblica di San Marino|url=http://www.esteri.sm/on-line/home/link/corpi-militari/scheda1000014.html|website=www.esteri.sm|access-date=18 November 2016|language=it}}</ref>

The Gendarmerie issues the [[Glock 17]] [[9x19mm]] as the sidearm and also has access to the [[Heckler & Koch MP5]] 9x19mm sub-machine gun. 

==== ''Municipal Police'' ====
{{main|Civil Police (San Marino)}}
The Municipal Police ({{lang|it|Corpo di Polizia Civile}}) is not part of the armed forces of San Marino, but it does work closely with them, particularly with the Gendarmerie. It is responsible for [[policing]] local communities, tax collection, [[Road traffic control|traffic control]], and civil defence. The Municipal Police are required by statute to collaborate with the Gendarmerie and the Fortress Guard Corps in policing the state.<ref>{{cite web |title=Police Department |url=http://www.esteri.sm/on-line/en/Home/Link/PoliceDepartment.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220052728/http://www.esteri.sm/on-line/en/home/link/police-department.html |archive-date=20 February 2020}}</ref>