The Department of Public Safety and Order ensures that rules are adhered to so that people with different interests can live well together in the city, while the registry office officially records the different phases of life.
The registry office, or "the office for joy and sorrow", accompanies you throughout your life. It registers your birth, finalises your marriage and also issues the death certificate. In between, there are many other services relating to the notarisation of so-called "civil status cases"
The Public Safety and Order department deals with numerous issues, notifications and authorisations affecting the public domain and ensures road safety for everyone involved.
