His Majesty's Marshals Service
| His Majesty's Marshals Service | |
|---|---|
| Common name | H.M. Marshals |
| Abbreviation | HMMS |
| Operational structure | |
| Sworn members | 33 HM Marshals, 2,500 Deputy Marshals |
His Majesty’s Marshals Service (HMMS) is a Crown law enforcement agency within the Kingdom of Apilonia, and is the oldest Apilonian law enforcement agency, as a Crown counterpart to the County Sheriffs that the Earl’s were entitled to appoint. The early HM Marshals were responsible for enforcing Crown Law within their jurisdiction, capturing wanted fugitives and enforcing the judgements of the Crown Courts. The modern HM Marshal’s Service is the enforcement arm of the Crown Judiciary, and unlike every other Crown law enforcement agency is directly part of the judiciary rather than part of the Ministry of Home Affairs, ultimately answering to the Lord Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the King’s Bench, thereby ensuring a law enforcement agency independent from the executive and legislature. In light of the Constitutional Reform Act of 2020, which gave the newly-established Supreme Court both the power to strike down legislation and actions its deems unconstitutional, it is expected that, should the need ever arise to enforce it’s decisions, it would be the HM Marshals that do so, by virtue of their independence.
The Marshal’s Service remains the primary agency for fugitive operations, the protection of officers of the Crown Judiciary, the management of criminal assets, the operation of the Crown Witness Protection Program, and the execution of Crown arrest warrants.
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His Majesty's Marshal: the top executive Marshal's Service position within each judicial district, answerable to the Chief Judge of the district's Crown Court. His Majesty's Chief Deputy Marshal: the senior career Marshal's Service officer for a judicial district, responsible for the management of the Marshal's office and staff. His Majesty's Supervisory Deputy Marshal; held by all Marshal's Service officials responsible for the supervision of three or more Deputy Marshals and clerks. His Majesty's Deputy Marshal: held by all Marshal's Service officials not holding supervisory positions.