Current Rank System
As of 2009, a new law once again modified the police ranks and established some variations (Ley 13.982/09), the current law establishes different employees rankings ("Escalafones" as they are called in Spanish):
- Officers of the General ranking;
- Officers of the Commando ranking;
- Professional Officers;
- Administrative Officers;
- Technical Officers;
- General Services personnel;
- 911 personnel;
- Civilian personnel.
The current levels for the Commando sub-ranking are (ten levels) in descending order:
- 1) Conducting Officers:
Comisario General
Comisario Mayor
- 2) Supervision Officers:
Comisario Inspector
- 3) Chief Officers:
Comisario
Subcomisario
- 4) Subordinate Officers:
Oficial Principal
Oficial Inspector
Oficial Subinspector
Oficial Ayudante
Oficial Subayudante
On the other hand the General sub-ranking defines seven levels (the general sub-ranking is subordinate to the commando sub-ranking, so even the highest ranking of it is a subordinate to the lowest ranking of commando officers):
- 1) Superior Officers:
Mayor (Major)
Capitán (Captain)
Teniente 1ro. (First Lieutenant)
- 2) Subordinate Officers:
Teniente (Lieutenant)
Subteniente (Sublieutenant)
Sargento (Sergeant)
Oficial (Officer)
- 3) Police Academy cadet.
Both the Commando and General rankings represent the sworn officers (armed personnel), the other rankings constitute the support staff. For the Professional, Technical and Administrative sub-rankings, the levels of the Commando sub-ranking is employed, yet there is a subordinate relationship between the subrankings making the Commando the highest one of all.
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