2 U.S.C. § 1968 — Citation release

(a) With the Capitol Police Board’s approval, the Chief of the Capitol Police may designate a Capitol Police member to be responsible for citation release. (b)(1) In the same manner provided for a District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department official under section 23–1110(a) of the District of Columbia Code, the Superior Court of the District of Columbia may appoint the designated Capitol Police member to take bail or collateral from people charged with offenses triable in that court. Under that authority: (A) the member exercises the citation power described in section 23–1110(b) in the same manner as a Metropolitan Police official; and (B) section 23–1110(b)(4), concerning failure to appear, applies to citations issued under (A). (2) The United States District Court for the District of Columbia may authorize the designated member to take bond from people arrested on writs and process from that court in criminal cases, in the same manner provided for a Metropolitan Police official under the third sentence of section 23–1110(a).