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40 U.S.C. § 6121 — General

submitted 24 years ago by Pub. L. 107-217 to r/title-40-PUBLIC-BUILDINGS-PROPERTY-AND-WORKS · 273 words · no verdicts yet

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(a)Authority of Marshal of the Supreme Court and Supreme Court Police.—

In accordance with regulations prescribed by the Marshal of the Supreme Court and approved by the Chief Justice of the United States, the Marshal and the Supreme Court Police shall have authority—

(1)

to police the Supreme Court Building and grounds and adjacent streets to protect individuals and property;

(2)

in any location, to protect—

(A)

the Chief Justice, any Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, and any official guest of the Supreme Court;

(B)

any officer or employee of the Supreme Court while that officer or employee is performing official duties; and

(C)

if the Marshal determines such protection is necessary—

(i)

any retired or former Chief Justice or Associate Justice of the Supreme Court; or

(ii)

any member of the immediate family of the Chief Justice, any Associate Justice, any retired or former Chief Justice or Associate Justice, or any officer of the Supreme Court.1

(3)

while performing duties necessary to carry out paragraph (1) or (2), to make arrests for any violation of Federal or State law and any regulation under Federal or State law; and

(4)

to carry firearms as may be required while performing duties under section 6102 of this title, this subchapter, and subchapter IV.

(b)Authorization To Carry Firearms—

2 Duties under subsection (a)(2)(A) with respect to an official guest of the Supreme Court in any location (other than the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia) shall be authorized in writing by the Chief Justice or an Associate Justice, if those duties require the carrying of firearms under subsection (a)(4).

Source credit: (Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1182; Pub. L. 108–356, § 1, Oct. 21, 2004, 118 Stat. 1416; Pub. L. 110–402, § 1(a), Oct. 13, 2008, 122 Stat. 4254; Pub. L. 113–62, § 1, Dec. 20, 2013, 127 Stat. 666; Pub. L. 116–75, § 2, Nov. 27, 2019, 133 Stat. 1160; Pub. L. 117–148, § 2, June 16, 2022, 136 Stat. 1288; Pub. L. 119–60, div. H, title LXXXII, § 8201, Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1839.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 2002Enacted · Pub. L. 107-217 · 116 Stat. 1182
  • 2004Amended · Pub. L. 108-356 · 118 Stat. 1416
  • 2008Amended · Pub. L. 110-402 · 122 Stat. 4254
  • 2013Amended · Pub. L. 113-62 · 127 Stat. 666
  • 2019Amended · Pub. L. 116-75 · 133 Stat. 1160
  • 2022Amended · Pub. L. 117-148 · 136 Stat. 1288
  • 2025Amended · Pub. L. 119-60 · 139 Stat. 1839

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 107-217 on 2002-08-21.

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