The ministry was active until December 2002, when the ministry, along with the Ministry of National Security, was reorganised into a non-ministerial institution, with the Ministry of Internal Affairs becoming the Police of Armenia. The Armenian Ministry of Justice recommended the re-establishment of the ministry headed by a cabinet member in a three-year strategy of police reforms proposed to the government in 2019.
The ministry existed until December 2002, when it was merged with the Ministry of National Security and transformed into a non-ministerial body, with the Ministry of Internal Affairs becoming the Armenian Police. The Ministry of Justice recommended reviving the ministry as part of a three-year strategy for police reform proposed to the government in 2019.