Home / Dz.U. 2010 nr 79 poz. 523
Law of 9 April 2010 on the Prison Service
Ustawa z dnia 9 kwietnia 2010 r. o Służbie Więziennej
Type
Law (Ustawa)
Status
act has a consolidated text (akt posiada tekst jednolity)
Announced
2010-04-09
Entry into force
2010-08-13
Texts
The consolidated text (tekst ujednolicony) is unofficial; only the signed PDFs from Dziennik Ustaw / Monitor Polski are legally authentic.
Keywords
positionsprisonsworking timedisciplinary proceedingsremunerationuniformsorganization and scope of activityfunctional housingleaveemployee opinionspenitentiary system
Related acts
Repealed Acts (3)
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of November 20, 2002 on the announcement of the consolidated text of the Law on the Prison Service. · 2010-08-13
- Law of December 15, 1999, on the amendment of the Law on the Prison Service and the Law on the Supreme Administrative Court. · 2010-08-13
- Law of April 26, 1996, on the Prison Service. · 2010-08-13
Acts Declared Repealed (29)
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of 24 June 2003 on the cash equivalent due to officers · 2010-08-13
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of December 20, 2002, on the costs of food and uniforms received by a prison service officer during training, the conditions for their reimbursement, and cases of exemption from the obligation to reimburse these costs · 2010-08-13
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of 21 June 2002 on the amount of rent for residential premises of the Prison Service, additional fees, and the principles of refunding the difference in rent fees. · 2010-08-13
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of November 27, 2002 on the detailed scope of personnel matters of prison service officers and the competence of superiors in these matters. · 2010-08-13
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of 10 October 2002 on the ceremony of taking the oath by officers of the Prison Service. · 2010-08-13
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of February 1, 2000 amending the regulation on the disciplinary regulations for prison service officers. · 2010-08-13
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of October 20, 2003, on the monetary equivalent for the lack of housing for Prison Service officers · 2010-08-13
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of January 23, 2003 on service certificates of Prison Service officers · 2010-08-13
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of 24 June 2003 on financial assistance due to Prison Service officers for obtaining residential premises · 2010-08-13
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of 7 February 2003 on the detailed principles of allocation and vacating of residential premises and temporary quarters and the standards of residential area due to prison service officers and their families · 2010-08-13
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of November 13, 2003, on the conditions for covering the costs of burial of a Prison Service officer and determining family members entitled to a funeral allowance · 2010-08-13
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of November 13, 2003, on the principles of staffing in the Prison Service · 2010-08-13
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of January 16, 2003 on the detailed procedure for awarding ranks to Prison Service officers · 2010-08-13
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of August 5, 1997, on the detailed procedure for actions of Prison Service officers during the performance of official duties. · 2010-08-13
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of November 21, 1996 on leaves for officers of the Prison Service. · 2010-08-13
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of November 21, 1996 on the assessment of officers of the Prison Service. · 2010-08-13
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of November 20, 1996 on the detailed conditions for the use of direct coercive measures and the use of firearms or service dogs by officers of the Prison Service and the procedure in this regard. · 2010-08-13
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of November 14, 1996 on the disciplinary regulations for officers of the Prison Service. · 2010-08-13
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of June 6, 2007, amending the regulation on the detailed procedure for awarding ranks to officers of the Prison Service · 2010-08-13
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of December 28, 2006 amending the regulation on the amount of rent for residential premises of the Prison Service, additional fees, and the rules for refunding the difference in rent fees · 2010-08-13
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of October 11, 2006, amending the regulation on the monetary equivalent due to Prison Service officers for the renovation of occupied residential premises · 2010-08-13
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of 19 September 2006 amending the regulation on the detailed conditions for the use of direct coercive measures and the use of firearms or service dogs by prison service officers and the procedure in this regard · 2010-08-13
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of 15 February 2005 amending the regulation on the detailed conditions for the use of direct coercion measures and the use of firearms or service dogs by prison service officers and the procedure in this regard · 2010-08-13
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of July 4, 2005 on the program and duration of training in the schools of the Prison Service, the procedure for taking exams for officers, warrant officers and non-commissioned officers, and methods of professional development of Prison Service officers · 2010-08-13
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of June 6, 2005, on the uniforms of Prison Service officers · 2010-08-13
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of 9 November 2000 on the amount of the fund for awards and grants for officers of the Prison Service. · 2011-02-13
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of January 16, 2003 on the requirements regarding education and professional qualifications that Prison Service officers should meet · 2011-02-14
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of March 31, 2003 on the delegation of Prison Service officers to perform service outside the Prison Service · 2011-02-14
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of January 30, 2002 on the conditions and procedure for granting Prison Service officers annual awards, discretionary awards and allowances. · 2011-02-14
Implementing Regulations (205)
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of 29 November 2025 amending the Regulation on service positions where Prison Service officers are not obliged to wear uniforms and field equipment
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of November 24, 2025, amending the regulation on the basic remuneration of officers of the Prison Service
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of November 18, 2025, amending the regulation on service positions and ranks of Prison Service officers
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of June 12, 2024, on the allocation and vacating of residential premises and temporary quarters by officers of the Prison Service
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of April 26, 2024, amending the regulation on permanent allowances to the basic salary of Prison Service officers
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of April 29, 2024, amending the regulation on the basic salary of Prison Service officers
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of April 5, 2024, amending the regulation on the uniforms and field equipment of Prison Service officers
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of March 7, 2024, amending the regulation on operational control conducted by the Internal Inspectorate of the Prison Service
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of March 7, 2024, amending the regulation on the basic salary of officers of the Prison Service
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of December 2, 2024, amending the regulation on defining positions in the Prison Service where service may only be performed by officers.
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of January 31, 2024, amending the regulation on the method of documenting operational-reconnaissance activities consisting of covert acquisition, disposal, or seizure of items originating from a crime, subject to confiscation, or whose production, possession, transport, or trade is prohibited, as well as on the acceptance or giving of pecuniary benefits, by the Internal Inspectorate of the Prison Service
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of November 19, 2024, amending the regulation on the basic remuneration of Prison Service officers
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of November 7, 2024, amending the regulation on service positions and ranks of Prison Service officers
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of February 1, 2024, amending the regulation on the method of documenting covert surveillance of the production, movement, storage, and trade of crime-related items by the Internal Inspectorate of the Prison Service
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of August 11, 2024, amending the regulation on service positions where prison service officers are not obliged to wear uniforms and field equipment
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of May 9, 2023, amending the regulation on the uniforms and field equipment of Prison Service officers
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of April 26, 2023, on the application for information or disclosure of personal data about a person currently or previously deprived of liberty
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of April 17, 2023, amending the regulation on determining the circumstances and causes of accidents and diseases related to the performance of service in the Prison Service
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of April 11, 2023, amending the regulation on keeping documentation in the personal files of Prison Service officers
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of March 27, 2023, amending the regulation on the service ID card of a Prison Service officer
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of March 27, 2023, amending the regulation on the basic salary of Prison Service officers
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of March 9, 2023, on remuneration due to a Prison Service officer for business travel within the country and transfers
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of February 20, 2023, on the entitlement of Prison Service officers to food during service
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of February 8, 2023 on the 'For Merits for the Prison Service' badge
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of February 6, 2023 amending the regulation on monetary equivalent in lieu of uniforms and chemical cleaning of uniforms for Prison Service officers
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of November 24, 2023, amending the regulation on testing prison service officers for the presence of alcohol or a similarly acting substance in the body
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of 4 September 2023 on the testing of Prison Service officers for the content of alcohol or the presence of a similarly acting agent in the body
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of August 8, 2023, amending the regulation on the uniform and field equipment of Prison Service officers
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of 21 July 2023 amending the regulation on distinctions for officers of the Prison Service
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of 6 July 2023 on the implementation of actions by officers of the Prison Service and the form of a protocol from personal inspection, cursory inspection and vehicle or cargo inspection
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Amending Acts (62)
- Law of 5 August 2010 on the protection of classified information. · 2011-01-02
- Law of 26 November 2010 amending certain laws related to the implementation of the budget law · 2011-03-01
- Law of April 15, 2011, on healthcare activities · 2011-07-01
- Law of December 22, 2011, on amending certain laws related to the implementation of the budget law · 2012-01-01
- Law of July 13, 2012 on amending the law on government administration departments and certain other laws · 2013-01-01
- Law of May 11, 2012, amending the Law on the retirement benefits of professional soldiers and their families, the Law on the retirement benefits of officers of the Police, the Internal Security Agency, the Intelligence Agency, the Military Counterintelligence Service, the Military Intelligence Service, the Central Anticorruption Bureau, the Border Guard, the Government Protection Bureau, the State Fire Service and the Prison Service and their families, and certain other laws · 2013-01-01
- Law of May 24, 2013 on direct coercion and firearms · 2013-06-05
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of March 26, 2013, case ref. K 11/12 · 2013-06-05
- Law of May 28, 2013 on amending the Labour Code and certain other laws · 2013-06-17
- Law of 27 September 2013 on amending the Law on the Police and certain other laws · 2013-12-05
- Law of 24 January 2014 amending the Law on the Police, the Law on the Border Guard, the Law on the State Fire Service, the Law on the Government Protection Bureau, the Law on the Internal Security Agency and the Intelligence Agency, the Law on the service of professional soldiers, the Law on the Central Anticorruption Bureau, the Law on the service of officers of the Military Counterintelligence Service and the Military Intelligence Service, the Law on the Prison Service and certain other laws · 2014-06-01
- Law of April 4, 2014, on compensation benefits due in the event of an accident or illness related to service · 2014-07-01
- Law of November 28, 2014, on medical commissions subordinate to the minister competent for internal affairs · 2015-01-01
- Law of March 5, 2015, amending the law on the universal obligation to defend the Republic of Poland and certain other laws · 2015-04-30
- Law of May 27, 2015 on amending the law on the Prison Service · 2015-07-01
- Law of 24 July 2015 on amending the Law on family benefits and certain other laws · 2016-01-01
- Law of 15 May 2015 on amending the Law on cash benefits from social insurance in case of sickness and maternity and certain other laws · 2016-01-01
- Law of October 9, 2015 on amending the law on payment terms in commercial transactions, the Civil Code, and certain other laws · 2016-01-01
- Law of 24 July 2015 amending the Labour Code and certain other laws · 2016-01-02
- Law of 10 June 2016 on Counter-Terrorist Actions · 2016-07-02
- Law of 10 June 2016 amending the Law on Medical Activities and certain other laws · 2016-07-15
- Law of July 7, 2016, amending the Law on Government Departments and certain other laws · 2016-08-31
- Law of December 15, 2016, on amending the Law on the Prison Service and certain other laws · 2016-12-28
- Law of 14 December 2016 - Provisions introducing the Law - Education Law · 2017-09-01
- Law of May 11, 2017, on amending the law on the retirement benefits of officers of the Police, Internal Security Agency, Intelligence Agency, Military Counterintelligence Service, Military Intelligence Service, Central Anticorruption Bureau, Border Guard, Government Protection Bureau, State Fire Service, and Prison Service, and their families, and certain other laws · 2018-01-01
- Law of 8 December 2017 on the State Protection Service · 2018-02-01
- Law of May 10, 2018 on the protection of personal data · 2018-05-25
- Law of March 22, 2018 on amending the Act on the Prison Service and certain other acts · 2018-05-31
- Law of 12 April 2018 amending the Code of Execution of Sentences and the Law on the Prison Service · 2018-07-01
- Law of July 3, 2018 - Provisions introducing the Law on Higher Education and Science · 2018-10-01
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Information on Consolidated Text (12)
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of July 20, 2018, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law on the Prison Service
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of February 24, 2017, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law on the Prison Service
- Announcement by the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of April 29, 2016, on the announcement of the consolidated text of the Act on the Prison Service
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of December 13, 2013, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law on the Prison Service
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of 4 September 2014 on the announcement of the consolidated text of the Act on the Prison Service
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of November 7, 2025, concerning the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Law on the Prison Service
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of November 27, 2024, concerning the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Law on the Prison Service
- Announcement by the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of July 7, 2023, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law on the Prison Service
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of November 4, 2022 on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Act on the Prison Service
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of May 21, 2021, on the announcement of the consolidated text of the law on the Prison Service
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of April 8, 2020, on the announcement of the consolidated text of the law on the Prison Service
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of June 28, 2019, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Law on the Prison Service
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- Law of August 27, 2009, on public finance
- Law of January 29, 2004 on Public Procurement
- Law of 30 August 2002 Law on proceedings before administrative courts.
- Law of July 27, 2001, on foreign service.
- Law of 24 May 2000 on the National Criminal Register.
- Law of June 25, 1999, on monetary benefits from social insurance in case of sickness and maternity.
- Law of October 13, 1998, on the social insurance system.
- Law of 17 December 1998 on pensions and annuities from the Social Insurance Fund.
- Law of 21 August 1997 on the Restriction of Economic Activity by Persons Holding Public Office.
- Law of 27 June 1997 on Occupational Medicine Service
- Law of 6 June 1997 - Penal Enforcement Code
- Law of February 18, 1994, on the retirement benefits for officers of the Police, Internal Security Agency, Intelligence Agency, Military Counterintelligence Service, Military Intelligence Service, Central Anticorruption Bureau, Border Guard, Marshal's Guard, State Protection Service, State Fire Service, Customs and Fiscal Service, and Prison Service, and their families.
- Law of May 23, 1991, on Trade Unions.
- Law of May 26, 1982 on Advocacy.
- Law of June 26, 1974, Labour Code.
- Law of November 21, 1967, on the universal obligation to defend the Republic of Poland.
- Law of June 14, 1960, Code of Administrative Procedure.
Constitutional Tribunal Ruling (1)
Acts referring to this act
- Repealing Acts: Law of December 15, 1999, on the amendment of the Law on the Prison Service and the Law on the Supreme Administrative Court.
- Repealing Acts: Law of April 26, 1996, on the Prison Service.
- Repealing Acts: Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of November 20, 2002 on the announcement of the consolidated text of the Law on the Prison Service.
- Amended Acts: Law of May 9, 2025, on amending the Law on pensions and annuities from the Social Insurance Fund and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 9 May 2025 amending the Law on the Prison Service and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of November 21, 2025, on amending the Law on the Prison Service and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of December 6, 2024, amending the Labour Code and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 24 January 2025 on amending the law on the Prison Service
- Amended Acts: Law of January 24, 2025, amending the Aviation Law and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of July 12, 2024 - Provisions introducing the law - Electronic Communications Law
- Amended Acts: Law of July 7, 2023 on the amendment of the law - Code of Civil Procedure, the law - Law on the Organization of Common Courts, the law - Code of Criminal Procedure and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of April 14, 2023, on changing the name of a state service university supervised by the Minister of Justice and on amending the law on the Prison Service and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of March 9, 2023 on amending the Labour Code and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of January 26, 2023, on amending certain laws in connection with the introduction of a long-service benefit
- Amended Acts: Law of 1 December 2022 amending the Labour Code and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 5 August 2022 amending the Law - Executive Penal Code and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of July 22, 2022, on amending the law on the Prison Service and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of May 12, 2022 on amending the law on pension benefits for professional soldiers and their families, the law on pension benefits for officers of the Police, Internal Security Agency, Intelligence Agency, Military Counterintelligence Service, Military Intelligence Service, Central Anticorruption Bureau, Border Guard, Marshal's Guard, State Protection Service, State Fire Service, Customs and Fiscal Service and the Prison Service and their families, and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of March 11, 2022, on Homeland Defence
- Amended Acts: Law of December 17, 2021, on establishing the 'Programme for the Modernisation of the Police, Border Guard, State Fire Service and National Security Service in the years 2022-2025', establishing the 'Programme for the Modernisation of the Prison Service in the years 2022-2025', and amending the Law on the Police and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of August 11, 2021, on amending the Law on the Police and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of November 18, 2020, on electronic delivery
- Amended Acts: Law of January 21, 2021, on the Foreign Service
- Amended Acts: Law of 21 January 2021 amending the law on the Prison Service, the law on preventing and combating human infections and infectious diseases, and the law on special solutions related to the prevention, counteraction and combating of COVID-19, other infectious diseases and crises caused by them
- Amended Acts: Law of 11 September 2019 - Provisions introducing the Law - Public Procurement Law
- Amended Acts: Law of 14 August 2020 on special solutions concerning the support of uniformed services supervised by the minister competent for internal affairs, on amending the law on the Prison Service and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of October 28, 2020, on amending certain laws in connection with counteracting crisis situations related to the occurrence of COVID-19
- Amended Acts: Law of 26 January 2018 - Provisions introducing the Law on the Marshal's Guard
- Amended Acts: Law of March 31, 2020, on amending the law on special solutions related to the prevention, counteracting and combating of COVID-19, other infectious diseases and crisis situations caused by them, and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 19 July 2019 amending the Law on the Police, the Law on the Border Guard, and the Law on the Prison Service
- Amended Acts: Law of November 22, 2018, on amending the law - Educational Law, the law on the education system and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of July 19, 2019, on the amendment of the law on the retirement benefits of officers of the Police, Internal Security Agency, Intelligence Agency, Military Counterintelligence Service, Military Intelligence Service, Central Anticorruption Bureau, Border Guard, State Protection Service, State Fire Service, Customs and Fiscal Service and Prison Service and their families, and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of May 16, 2019, on amending the Law on the Police and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of December 14, 2018, on the protection of personal data processed in connection with the prevention and combating of crime
- Amended Acts: Law of December 14, 2018 amending the law on the Police and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of July 3, 2018 - Provisions introducing the Law on Higher Education and Science
- Amended Acts: Law of 12 April 2018 amending the Code of Execution of Sentences and the Law on the Prison Service
- Amended Acts: Law of March 22, 2018 on amending the Act on the Prison Service and certain other acts
- Amended Acts: Law of May 10, 2018 on the protection of personal data
- Amended Acts: Law of 8 December 2017 on the State Protection Service
- Amended Acts: Law of May 11, 2017, on amending the law on the retirement benefits of officers of the Police, Internal Security Agency, Intelligence Agency, Military Counterintelligence Service, Military Intelligence Service, Central Anticorruption Bureau, Border Guard, Government Protection Bureau, State Fire Service, and Prison Service, and their families, and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 14 December 2016 - Provisions introducing the Law - Education Law
- Amended Acts: Law of December 15, 2016, on amending the Law on the Prison Service and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of July 7, 2016, amending the Law on Government Departments and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 10 June 2016 amending the Law on Medical Activities and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 10 June 2016 on Counter-Terrorist Actions
- Amended Acts: Law of 24 July 2015 amending the Labour Code and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 15 May 2015 on amending the Law on cash benefits from social insurance in case of sickness and maternity and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of October 9, 2015 on amending the law on payment terms in commercial transactions, the Civil Code, and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 24 July 2015 on amending the Law on family benefits and certain other laws