If the problem has already happened,
call the police on the free telephone number 107 or the general, free emergency
number 112 or contact directly to the district police department:
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1st District Police Department
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1st district, Pauler u. 13.
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Tel.no.: 457-5600
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5th District Police Department
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5th district, Szalay u. 11-13.
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Tel.no.: 302-5935
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13th District Police Department
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13th district, Szabolcs u. 36.
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Tel.no.: 350-3511
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14th District Police Department
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14th district, Stefánia u. 83.
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Tel.no.: 383-4380
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The Police receive calls and reports 24 hours a day.
Further option to make complains is to call the Hungarian Tourist Office (www.hungarytourism.hu)
on the telephone number 438-8080, where the calls are received non-stop in Hungarian,
English and German.
What you have to know about the police actions and measurements:
While carrying out his or her tasks, the police officer may people to identify
themselves, if he or she wants to determine the given person’s identification.
Particularly when it is about a crime, offence or miscellaneous reasons, which
are determined in law.
All kinds of documents are acceptable for the purpose of identification that
authentically proves the identity of a person. For instance: ID card, passport,
and driving licence.
May you deny identifying yourself? What does the police officer do in case of
denying the identification?
If somebody denies identifying himself or herself, he or she can be kept back
and if the checking of identity fails, he or she can be taken to the police station
for further procedure. During the procedure at the police station, the person
in question may be asked to provide fingerprints or the police officers may take
a photo of him or her and record his or her data of description to identify the
person. Police officers have the right to search someone’s clothes, vehicle if
prevention of potential threat or suspicion raised for any crime or offence makes
it necessary to do.
For how long is it allowed to restrain somebody’s freedom?
The Police are allowed to restrain somebody’s personal freedom, but only up to
the necessary point, but maximum for 8 hours. In a justifiable case, the commander
of the police department is authorised to extend the length of this time on one
occasion by 4 hours.
We hope that with the information provided here we can assist all the foreign
citizens who travel to Hungary in spending their holiday in a pleasant way and
return with good memories and experiences in the future.
