Police and Border Guard Board

Police and Border Guard Board
Politsei- ja Piirivalveamet
Coat of arms
Coat of arms
Agency overview
FormedJanuary 1, 2010
Preceding agencies
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionEstonia
General nature
Specialist jurisdiction
  • National border patrol, security, and integrity.
Operational structure
HeadquartersPärnu mnt 139, Tallinn
59°24′31.67″N 24°44′12.91″E / 59.4087972°N 24.7369194°E / 59.4087972; 24.7369194
Elected officer responsible
Agency executive
  • Egert Belitšev, Director General
Parent agencyMinistry of the Interior
Website
www.politsei.ee

The Police and Border Guard Board (Estonian: Politsei- ja Piirivalveamet) is a unified national governmental agency within the Estonian Ministry of Interior and is responsible for law enforcement and internal security in the Republic of Estonia.

The main tasks of the agency are to ensure and protect the integrity of the Estonian state and, since May 1, 2004, also the European Union border within the territories of the Republic of Estonia; to secure the state borders and the European Union outer border within the territories of the Republic of Estonia, to monitor and identify citizenship, along with handling the documentation, to preserve law and civil order within the borders of the Republic of Estonia and to detect and prevent crime.