Price hike for police services
The Namibian Police this week announced a tariff hike on old and new services provided to the public.
The increases are effective from today. For copies of full written statements made by witnesses, complainants or victims, the police now charge N$100 instead of N$40.
Vehicle clearance certificates and tracing of fingerprints for criminal records will cost N$100.
Road accident reports are up from N$40 to N$60. Copies of sketches of accident scenes now cost N$100, up from N$40 previously. The storage of corpses in the police mortuary will cost N$20 per day, starting when the family of the deceased are notified.
Other services rendered by the police to private institutions or ministries will cost N$50 per hour per person, or N$400 per eight-hour shift.
Deputy Commissioner Edwin Kanguatjivi explained that the police only charge for copies of accident reports and statements required by people such as lawyers. Taking down witness statements after a crime or traffic accident remains free of charge.
One of the new services on offer is renting the police band to perform at events. That costs N$2 500 per performance, plus meals, accommodation and transport costs where necessary. Another first is a fee of N$413 per hour for an expert from the National Forensic Science Institute to testify in court. The National Forensic Science Institute also charges fees ranging from N$500 to N$1 000 for forensic tests, and N$100 per printed page of documents requested.
Private hiring of a single-engine AS 350 B3 police helicopter costs N$10 200 per hour, and hiring a double-engine police helicopter from the Air Wing Directorate costs N$17 350 per hour.
JANA-MARI SMITH
The increases are effective from today. For copies of full written statements made by witnesses, complainants or victims, the police now charge N$100 instead of N$40.
Vehicle clearance certificates and tracing of fingerprints for criminal records will cost N$100.
Road accident reports are up from N$40 to N$60. Copies of sketches of accident scenes now cost N$100, up from N$40 previously. The storage of corpses in the police mortuary will cost N$20 per day, starting when the family of the deceased are notified.
Other services rendered by the police to private institutions or ministries will cost N$50 per hour per person, or N$400 per eight-hour shift.
Deputy Commissioner Edwin Kanguatjivi explained that the police only charge for copies of accident reports and statements required by people such as lawyers. Taking down witness statements after a crime or traffic accident remains free of charge.
One of the new services on offer is renting the police band to perform at events. That costs N$2 500 per performance, plus meals, accommodation and transport costs where necessary. Another first is a fee of N$413 per hour for an expert from the National Forensic Science Institute to testify in court. The National Forensic Science Institute also charges fees ranging from N$500 to N$1 000 for forensic tests, and N$100 per printed page of documents requested.
Private hiring of a single-engine AS 350 B3 police helicopter costs N$10 200 per hour, and hiring a double-engine police helicopter from the Air Wing Directorate costs N$17 350 per hour.
JANA-MARI SMITH
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