2012 US Code
Title 14 - Coast Guard
Part I - REGULAR COAST GUARD (§§ 1 - 693)
Chapter 5 - FUNCTIONS AND POWERS (§§ 81 - 101)
Section 99 - Enforcement authority
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 14 - COAST GUARD |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 14 - COAST GUARD PART I - REGULAR COAST GUARD CHAPTER 5 - FUNCTIONS AND POWERS Sec. 99 - Enforcement authority |
Contains | section 99 |
Date | 2012 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 111-281, title II, §208(a), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2912. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 124 Stat. 2912 |
Public Law Reference | Public Law 111-281 |
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Subject to guidelines approved by the Secretary, members of the Coast Guard, in the performance of official duties, may—
(1) carry a firearm; and
(2) while at a facility (as defined in section 70101 of title 46)—
(A) make an arrest without warrant for any offense against the United States committed in their presence; and
(B) seize property as otherwise provided by law.
(Added Pub. L. 111–281, title II, §208(a), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2912.)
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