ign ia ▁ ▁Municipal ▁police ▁officers , ▁class ▁C : ▁▁▁ ▁Gard ien - br ig ad ier ▁stag ia ire ▁▁ ▁Gard ien - br ig ad ier ▁▁ ▁Brig ad ier ▁( name ▁of ▁Gard ien - br ig ad ier ▁after ▁ 4 ▁years ▁of ▁service ) ▁▁ ▁Brig ad ier - che f ▁principal ▁ ▁Municipal ▁police ▁officers , ▁class ▁B : ▁ ▁Che f ▁de ▁service ▁ ▁Che f ▁de ▁service ▁principal ▁de ▁ 2 e ▁classe ▁ ▁Che f ▁de ▁service ▁principal ▁de ▁ 1 e ▁classe ▁ ▁Municipal ▁police ▁officers , ▁class ▁A : ▁ ▁Direct eur ▁de ▁police ▁municip ale ▁or ▁Direct eur ▁principal ▁de ▁police ▁municip ale ▁Source : ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁National ▁G endar mer ie ▁ ▁National ▁Police ▁( France ) ▁ ▁General : ▁ ▁Municipal ▁police ▁ ▁Notes ▁and ▁references ▁▁▁ 2 . ▁ ↑ ▁Note : ▁Section ▁ 2 1 ▁of ▁the ▁C riminal ▁Pro cedure ▁Code ▁conf ers ▁municipal ▁police ▁officers ▁with ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁deput y ▁jud icial ▁police ▁officers . ▁As ▁such , ▁it ▁emp ow ers ▁them ▁to ▁assist ▁national ▁police ▁officers ▁in ▁the ▁exercise ▁of ▁their ▁duties , ▁to ▁report ▁to ▁their ▁super iors ▁any ▁cr imes , ▁or ▁off enses ▁of ▁which ▁they ▁have ▁knowledge , ▁and ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁the ▁instructions ▁of ▁their ▁superior ▁officers , ▁to ▁discover ▁and ▁collect ▁all ▁information ▁required ▁for ▁crime ▁prevent ion ▁and ▁detection . ▁▁▁ 3 . ▁ ↑ ▁CG CT , ▁art . ▁L