44 U.S.C. § 317 — Special policemen
submitted 56 years ago by Pub. L. 91-359 to r/title-44-PUBLIC-PRINTING-AND-DOCUMENTS · 160 words · no verdicts yet
The Government Publishing Office can designate certain employees as special policemen. These officers protect people and property on GPO premises. They can carry weapons, make arrests, and enforce GPO rules. Their authority overlaps with local law enforcement's jurisdiction.
This section lets the Government Publishing Office create its own police force.
The Director of the Government Publishing Office, or someone the Director delegates this to, can name GPO employees as special policemen. Their job is to protect people and property in and around premises the GPO occupies or controls.
Following rules the Director writes, these special policemen can: carry and use weapons while doing their job; arrest people who violate United States, state, or District of Columbia laws; and enforce the Director's regulations, including removing people from GPO premises who break those regulations.
Their authority in GPO premises and nearby areas runs alongside — not instead of — the authority of whatever local law enforcement agency normally covers that location.
The Director of the Government Publishing Office or a delegate of the Director may designate employees of the Government Publishing Office to serve as special policemen to protect persons and property in premises and adjacent areas occupied by or under the control of the Government Publishing Office. Under regulations to be prescribed by the Director of the Government Publishing Office, employees designated as special policemen are authorized to bear and use arms in the performance of their duties; make arrest for violations of laws of the United States, the several States, and the District of Columbia; and enforce the regulations of the Director of the Government Publishing Office, including the removal from Government Publishing Office premises of individuals who violate such regulations. The jurisdiction of special policemen in premises occupied by or under the control of the Government Publishing Office and adjacent areas shall be concurrent with the jurisdiction of the respective law enforcement agencies where the premises are located.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 91–359, § 1(a), July 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 668; amended Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(b), (c)(1), (i)(9), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2537, 2539.)
- 1970Enacted · Pub. L. 91-359 · 84 Stat. 668
- 2014Amended · Pub. L. 113-235 · 128 Stat. 2537, 2539
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 91-359 on 1970-07-31.
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