Coruscant Administration

The Coruscant Administration was the planetary-level government of Coruscant, capital of the Galactic Republic.. The Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic also served as the head-of-state of the Administration, while an appointed Chief Administrator oversaw government operations. The Senator of Coruscant represented the Coruscant Administration in the Senate, though this position was typically held as a secondary title to the Supreme Chancellor, who also served as Chairman of the Senate.

Coruscant's surface was divided into two administrative subdivisions: the Coruscant Skyline Administration and Coruscant Undercity Administration. The Skyline Administration governed Levels 5110-5127, while levels 15-5110 were overseen by the much larger though considerably more corrupt Undercity Administration.

History
In ancient times, Coruscant was directly governed by the Galactic Republic and was not considered a legally distinct world. Shortly before the Ruusan Reformation, the Galactic Senate passed a bill granting Coruscant the rights of a semi-autonomous planet with its own political identity, and established the Coruscant Administration as an administrative division. For most of its history, the Coruscant Administration's legislation was carried out by the Galactic Senate as a collective, meaning representatives from hundreds of different sectors had a say in determining Coruscant's laws. In 80 BBY, the Coruscant Legislative Committee was formed, comprising of elected Coruscant citizens who determined planetary-level laws. However, like all semi-autonomous members of the Galactic Republic, the Coruscant Administration was still subject to the Senate's policies and regulations. Following the rise of the Galactic Empire, the Coruscant Administration remained intact though was placed under the command of the Vizier of Coruscant, a position held by Mas Amedda. The Imperial-era Administration had much stricter laws, and resembled a military dictatorship rather than the democracy that the Coruscanti had been used to for millennia. After Coruscant was "liberated" by New Republic forces in 5 ABY, the Coruscant Administration was reformed under the New Republic Senate, and was placed under the Governor of Coruscant, who was elected by the Senate.

Law Enforcement
The Coruscant Security Force was the Administration's primary law enforcement, and handled various duties including patrolling (on both foot and in vehicles), seizing contraband, and apprehending wanted criminals. The Security Force was divided into two departments: the Skyline Division, who operated across the planet's urban surface, and the much larger Undercity Division, who operated on several thousand undercity layers. The Republic Judicial Department also maintained several agencies whose jurisdiction included Coruscant, though there was much controversy in the Senate as to whether or not federal-level police should have jurisdiction on Coruscant's surface. Bounty hunting was, at most times, legal under Coruscanti law, though could only be employed to apprehend fugitives, and licensed bounty hunters on Coruscant were not permitted to participate in active investigations. Bounty hunters on Coruscant could also not be contracted to intentionally harm a target, unlike the bounty hunting laws in other parts of Republic space. The Jedi Order was also legally considered a law enforcement organization under both Republic and Coruscanti law, and Jedi served Coruscanti law as investigators and negotiators. During the Clone Wars, a bill was enacted limiting some of Coruscant's legal independence, and the Coruscant Security Force was absorbed into the Judicial Department's Planetary Security Forces (consisting of the defense forces of individual planets); the role of law enforcement and defense was entrusted in the Judicial Department and the Grand Army of the Republic's military police contingents. Elements of both forces were collectively referred to as the "Coruscant Guard" or the "Coruscant Guard Army", which comprised of both clone troopers and Judicial Forces/Security Force troopers.

Policing throughout the Coruscant system, outside of Coruscant's atmosphere, was carried out by the Sector Rangers Coruscant Division and Republic Judicial Forces, neither of which were attached to the Administration. During the Clone Wars, the Republic Navy also stationed several warships in the system, who also contributed to law enforcement on an interplanetary scale.