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Peru Authorizes Tasers for Municipal Serenos With Mandatory Body Cameras Under New Decree

A ministry manual due within 60 to 90 days will set camera standards with use-of-force rules aligned to the National Police.

Overview

  • Supreme Decree No. 015-2025-IN updates the municipal serenazgo regulation to professionalize the service and regulate non-lethal equipment.
  • Electric pistols are permitted only for personnel who pass physical and psychological evaluations, with active body-worn cameras recording all interventions.
  • Municipalities must finance and procure the equipment, register authorized users, and enforce audiovisual oversight of defensive tool use.
  • Training requires certified curricula, annual psychological checks, and practice in simulators and shooting ranges, with PNP participation until local centers are certified.
  • Additional eligibility rules bar applicants with criminal, judicial or civil records and restrict taser carriers based on Renagi and Sucamec-related conditions.