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Ohio State Highway Patrol was created in 1933.
Missouri State Highway Patrol was created in 1931.
Highway patrol officers are members of a highway patrol unit. The highway patrol is a state agency or a separate unit within a police department designated to patrol and police the highway systems.
North Carolina State Highway Patrol was created in 1929.
Every state has state highway patrol. However, some states have different names for them, but they function as the same thing.
Highway Patrol is a State Officer, can issue violation tickets anywhere in their state.
Between 50-60,000 the first year.
The role of the Missouri State Highway Patrol is to enforce the traffic laws and promote safety on the highways of Missouri. The patrol currently has a wide variety of job openings.
I would assume that the Highway Patrol is just that...a highway patrol. State police actually respond to calls within unincorporated areas. ==New Answer Headline== The previous answer is in fact correct, however I would like to expand on it a little, in relation to the duties of a highway patrol, and of a state police. First, a highway patrol is often a part of a larger agency called the Department of Public Saftey, or DPS. Within this agency, their are investigative and administrative units that assist the local police and county sheriff's office. In addition, while the PRIMARY duty of a highway patrol is to patrol the highways, they often have collateral duties. For example, the California Highway Patrol investigates accidents for some sheriff's, has officers assigned to the Anti-Terrorism group, have officers that patrol high-violence areas to provide assistance to local officers, and with the merger of the California Highway Patrol and California State Police, now provide security for state government buildings and officials. As another example, the Florida Highway Patrol has a SWAT team to assist local departments, and investigate vehicle title fraud.
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Mississippi Highway Patrol was created in 1938.
trueAdded: Depending on the state these organizations operate in they are known by sevceral titles: State Police - State Troopers - State Highway Patrol.