State Office for the Protection of the Constitution

The State Office for the Protection of the Constitution (German: Landesbehörde für Verfassungsschutz; LfV) is a state-level security agency in Germany.

In seven federal states of Germany, it is a semi-independent agency called Landesamt für Verfassungsschutz and reports to the state's interior ministry. In the nine remaining federal states, it is organized as a division within the state's interior ministry.

The following states, mostly Western German, have separate Landesämter für Verfassungsschutz:

In the following nine states, a division of the state Interior Ministry handles constitutional protection:[1]

  • Verfassungsschutz Berlin
  • Verfassungsschutz Brandenburg
  • Verfassungsschutz Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
  • Verfassungsschutz Niedersachsen
  • Verfassungsschutz Nordrhein-Westfalen
  • Verfassungsschutz Rheinland-Pfalz
  • Verfassungsschutz Sachsen-Anhalt
  • Verfassungsschutz Schleswig-Holstein
  • Amt für Verfassungsschutz Thüringen

See also

References
  1. Land Brandenburg: Adresses of the State Authority for the Protection of the Constitution
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