Custodes Yonderre

Custodes Yonderre
Logo since 2012
Emblem of the Custodes Yonderre
Motto	Semper Vigilis Ever Vigilant
Agency overview
Formed	1643
Jurisdictional structure
National agency	Yonderre
Operations jurisdiction	Yonderre
General nature	Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	Collinebourg
Police Officers	174,256
Civilian Employees	53,423
Agency executive	Felix Karstein, Supreme Custodian

The Custodes Yonderre is the national police force of the Serene Grand Duchy Yonderre. As of 2026, the Custodes Yonderre employs 227,697 people, of which 174,256 are sworn in as officers and 53,423 are civillian employees. Custodes are constitutionally empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order, as well as being responsible for border control. Officers of the Custodes Yonderre are referred to as "Custode" in Burgoignesc and "Kustode" in Gothic, and the Chief of Police is referred to as the "Supreme Custodian".

The Custodes Yonderre was first formed in 1643 in the immediate aftermath of the Yonderian Peasants' War. Custodes were initially focused around large cities to enforce law and order, while villages and outlying areas maintained their local watchmen and catchpoles for decades to come. The Custodes Yonderre was reformed in 1833, written into its more modern form as part of the Consitution of Yonderre. The Custodes Yonderre then replaced the previous local and county-based watchmen organisations and nationalized and standardized policing across Yonderre with the introduction of a common code of law across all Counties of Yonderre in 1836.

Custodes Yonderre also processes licenses and permits such as gun licenses, national ID cards and passports, and furthermore, enforces immigration decisions by the Yonderian Immigration Service. Local police must also be notified when organizing public events that may significantly influence local public security and traffic.

History

1833 Constitutional reformation

• Custodes Yonderre
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  Custode, 1900
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  Depiction of Social Democrat unrest, 1900s
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  Custode with carbine conducting an investigation, 1942
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  Custode directing traffic, 1950s

Present day

• Modern Custodes Yonderre
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  Custodes in riot gear, left is armed with a grenade launcher for firing tear gas, 2007
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  Mounted Custodes in Sainte-Catherine, 2017
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  Custodes in Stonne, 2019
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  Mounted Custodes in Toubourg, 2022

Mission statement

Apart from the powers vested in them by the Constitution of Yonderre, the Custodes Yonderre are governed by the Custodian Act of 2015. Its first section states that "[t]he Custodes must work to ensure security, safety, peace and order in society. The Custodes must promote this purpose through prevention, assistance and enforcement." The second section states that other areas of Custodes jurisdiction include:

1. preventing criminal actions, disturbances of the public peace and order and danger to individual citizens and public safety
2. stopping criminal actions and investigating and prosecuting criminal actions
3. supporting citizens in dangerous situations
4. carrying out checking and inspecting under current rules and regulations
5. supporting other agencies under current rules and regulations
6. performing other tasks under current rules and regulations, as well as handling other tasks which are naturally associated with police duties.

Lastly, the third section states: "The Custodes may in other situations than those mentioned in statutory law only interfere with citizens under this Act."

See also

• Crime in Yonderre
• National Gendarmerie of Burgundie was developed in the 1870s followning the post-1833 reformed structure of the Custodes.