California Carabiniers

The California Carabiniers are the primary law enforcement agency of the California Republic. The Carabiniers have patrol jurisdiction over all California highways, unincorporated territory, and act as the preceding agency for all Californian state law enforcement agencies.

The California Carabiniers were an informal cavalry group of Californios and English-speaking settlers patrolling the countryside of California, protecting settlers against Native American raids. The group had considerable influence over the decision of the California Republic to declare independence from Mexico in 1837, the date of which formalized the group as California's primary enforcer of law and order.

Aside from general patrol, the Carabiniers also serve as the general security service, servicing and protecting government buildings and facilities. Historically, the Carabiniers served as bodyguards for government officials, however this service has been delegated to the California Security Carabiniers, a division of the California Carabiniers.