19 U.S.C. § 1589a — Enforcement authority of customs officers
submitted 96 years ago by Pub. L. 98-573 to r/title-19-CUSTOMS-DUTIES · 113 words · no verdicts yet
This section lists law-enforcement powers that a customs officer may exercise under the Treasury Secretary's direction. The powers include carrying a firearm, serving process, making specified arrests, and other assigned duties.
Subject to the Treasury Secretary's direction, a customs officer may carry a firearm; execute and serve United States orders, warrants, subpoenas, summonses, and other process; arrest without a warrant for a United States offense committed in the officer's presence or for a federal felony committed outside the officer's presence when the officer has reasonable grounds to believe the person committed or is committing it; and perform other law-enforcement duties the Treasury Secretary assigns.
Subject to the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, an officer of the customs may—
carry a firearm;
execute and serve any order, warrant, subpena, summons, or other process issued under the authority of the United States;
make an arrest without a warrant for any offense against the United States committed in the officer’s presence or for a felony, cognizable under the laws of the United States committed outside the officer’s presence if the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing a felony; and
perform any other law enforcement duty that the Secretary of the Treasury may designate.
Source credit: (June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 589, as added Pub. L. 98–573, title II, § 213(a)(17), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2988.)
- 1930Enacted · Pub. L. 98-573 · 98 Stat. 2988
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 98-573 on 1930-06-17.
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