▁ 4 ) ▁and ▁the ▁L ▁CG CT ▁ 2 2 1 2 - 9 , ▁provide ▁for ▁inter - m unicip al ▁police ▁collaboration ▁between ▁municipal ities ▁or ▁groups ▁of ▁municipal ities . ▁ ▁The ▁police ▁officers ▁rec ru ited ▁through ▁the ▁municipal ▁council ▁are ▁considered ▁primarily ▁available ▁to ▁every ▁mayor ▁in ▁his ▁h omet own ▁for ▁local ▁polic ing . ▁They ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁required ▁to ▁be ▁sw orn ▁in ▁by ▁the ▁district ▁judge ▁to ▁provide ▁services ▁to ▁the ▁national ▁police ▁of ▁neighbour ing ▁districts ▁or ▁to ▁the ▁g endar mer ie ▁in ▁rural ▁areas . ▁ ▁The ▁municipal ▁police ▁do ▁not ▁generally ▁carry ▁fire ar ms . ▁At ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁the ▁mayor , ▁the ▁pre fect ▁of ▁the ▁department ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁commune ▁or ▁municipality ▁is ▁located ▁may ▁author ise ▁municipal ▁police ▁officers ▁to ▁be ▁armed ▁in ▁certain ▁circumstances ▁or ▁for ▁special ▁night ▁work . ▁In ▁some ▁cities , ▁all ▁municipal ▁police ▁officers ▁are ▁perman ently ▁armed . ▁ ▁We ap ons ▁Where ▁French ▁Municipal ▁officers ▁are ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁fire ar ms , ▁many ▁are ▁equ ipped ▁only ▁with ▁pe pper ▁sp ray , ▁bat ons , ▁and ▁hand c uff s , ▁each ▁Municipal ▁Police ▁ag ency ▁may ▁have ▁different ▁weapons , ▁meaning ▁that ▁some ▁Municipal ▁Police ▁may ▁carry ▁revol vers ▁while ▁others ▁have ▁more ▁modern ▁semi - autom atic ▁p ist ols . ▁Municipal ▁Police ▁also ▁have ▁rif les ▁and ▁shot g uns ▁as ▁well ▁for ▁pat rol ▁needs . ▁ ▁R anks ▁and ▁rank ▁ins