7.01 General: Police Department/Municipality Not a Party is a legal term referring to the relationship between a police department and a municipality that is not a party to a particular action or lawsuit. In this context, the police department is acting on behalf of the municipality, but is not a party in the specific case. This could be due to the fact that the municipality is not a relevant party to the case, or because the police department is considered a separate entity from the municipality. Types of 7.01 General: Police Department/Municipality Not a Party include police departments that are part of a larger municipality, as well as those that are separate entities from the municipality but are still acting on its behalf.