Imperial Office of Criminal Investigations / Legends The Imperial Office of Criminal Investigations ( IOCI ) , was the primary law enforcement agency of the Galactic Empire and answered to the Coalition for Progress , a part of the Commission for the Preservation of the New Order . Led by a director , the IOCI was responsible for investigating and fighting criminal activities , specifically those of criminal syndicates and individuals who committed crimes on multiple planets . IOCI also managed the Imperial Enforcement DataCore , a database for posted bounties . The IOCI was formed in 19 BBY from the Republic Office of Criminal Investigations , its predecessor under the Galactic Republic . The jurisdiction of the IOCI included most of the known galaxy . As such they frequently worked with local law enforcement agencies , Imperial Intelligence , and various branches of the Imperial Military . They also worked with the Imperial Security Bureau , the Empire ' s secret police . However , the ISB focused more on political investigations while the IOCI strictly focused on the enforcement of criminal law . Alongside the regular police officers and investigators in its employ , the IOCI had two elite operatives . The first were the Sector Ranger s , an apolitical police force in existence since the early days of the Republic , and the Special Enforcement Officer s , most who were recruited from the Sector Rangers and conducted undercover operations . Overview . The Imperial Office of Criminal Investigations served as the Galactic Empire ' s primary law enforcement agency . Though it answered to the Coalition for Progress , a part of Commission for the Preservation of the New Order ( COMPNOR ) , the IOCI was notoriously apolitical and focused strictly on criminal law enforcement in contrast to its secret police counterpart , the Imperial Security Bureau ( ISB ) , which focused on political investigations . The IOCI investigated crimes that occurred in multiple jurisdictions as well as organized crime and criminal syndicates . It also supervised the activities of bounty hunters such as managing the Imperial Enforcement DataCore , which listed all current bounties . When a person wanted someone caught , they paid the full bounty to the IOCI which would extract a fee and then post the bounty on the Enforcement DataCore . The IOCI would also issue Imperial Peace - Keeping Certificates ( IPKC ) , allowing persons to conduct bounty hunting activities and to use lethal force if necessary . Led by a director , the IOCI employed police officers and investigators in its service . In addition to them , the IOCI also had two elite operatives , the Sector Ranger s and the Special Enforcement Officer s . The Sector Rangers were one of the oldest police forces in existence . They were mostly assigned to provide law enforcement services in the farthest stretches of Imperial space and generally worked in pairs or teams . Rangers were authorized to deputize who ever they needed to fulfill their tasks and could commander local police resources or militia s if need be . The Special Enforcement Officers ( SEO ) were mostly recruited from the Sector Rangers . They often conducted highly dangerous or undercover missions and were fiercely independent generally working alone . Both the Sector Rangers and the SEOs were given a large latitude in enforcing the law . As they generally focused on larger targets , petty crimes were often overlooked and their cavalier attitude and willingness to work with pretty much anyone made them popular among the populace , though not necessarily COMPNOR and the ISB . History . Under the Judicial Department , the Republic Office of Criminal Investigations served as the primary criminal investigations service during the Galactic Republic . With the formation of the Empire in 19 BBY , it became the Imperial Office of Criminal Investigations . Placed under COMPNOR ' s Coalition for Progress justice branch , the IOCI continued as it had before with little change , save its name . In 1 ABY , the IOCI posted bounties on the Enforcement DataCore for former Senators Mon Mothma and Leia Organa . The posting of bounties for former members of the Imperial Senate was a first in history . That same year at the behest of Moff Landric , the IOCI assigned Inspector Zanza Gata , a Special Enforcement Officer , to bring the art thief known only as the " Tombat " to justice . IOCI Director Jacen Corbit introduced the SEO to a packed room of reporters in a dramatic press conference on Danteel . Gata made a brief statement promising to fully investigate the crimes and bring the thief before a court . It was also at that time , the TriNebulon News reporter , Andor Javin , reported to the IOCI his theory that the smuggler Platt Okeefe was the long sought after criminal known as Cynabar . However , the IOCI took little notice of his theory . Mulvek Gra was an IOCI Sergeant stationed on the planet Celanon . He was too old for field duty , but had served previously with System Sub - Commander Jared Brojtal and was like an uncle to his son . When the boy was killed during the Bombing of Syndaar Military Prep School , he vowed to assist Jared in any way possible to locate Ort Hoogra - D ' En , the terrorist responsible . Mulvek kept an eye on a group of persons who accepted the bounty on Ort , and fed the leads they discovered back to Jared . Jerik Snivas served as an investigator for the IOCI for many years . He was eventually promoted to an important position in the local office on Kwenn Space Station . However , years of shady dealings led him to leave IOCI to avoid being investigated and prosecuted . He became a free - lance expediter where his connections allowed him to stay in business . After the death of Emperor Palpatine in 4 ABY , the IOCI remained relatively intact but only in those areas under staunch Imperial control . Other Imperial factions operated offices similar to the IOCI . However , the IOCI became increasingly fragmented as the Empire dissolved . Behind the scenes . The Imperial Office of Criminal Investigations was first mentioned in " " , a sourcebook for the from West End Games . It made its first appearances in the " Star Wars Adventure Journal s " and was part of two stories in the " No Disintegrations " sourcebook . Some missions that players could get at Imperial Mission Terminals in " Star Wars Galaxies " , wherein it hired players to eliminate certain criminal targets . It received notable mentions in " " and " Pirates & Privateers " an entry in the " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " and expanded entries in " " and the " " .