2012 U.S. Code
Title 2 - The Congress
Chapter 30 - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF CAPITOL COMPLEX (§§ 2001 - 2185)
Subchapter VIII - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 2181 - 2185)
Section 2183 - Protection of buildings and property
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 2 - THE CONGRESS |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 2 - THE CONGRESS CHAPTER 30 - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF CAPITOL COMPLEX SUBCHAPTER VIII - MISCELLANEOUS Sec. 2183 - Protection of buildings and property |
| Contains | section 2183 |
| Date | 2012 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | R.S. §1820. |
| Statutes at Large References | 15 Stat. 12 19 Stat. 41 116 Stat. 1062 |
| Public Law Reference | Public Law 107-217 |
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The Sergeants at Arms of the Senate and of the House of Representatives are authorized to make such regulations as they may deem necessary for preserving the peace and securing the Capitol from defacement, and for the protection of the public property therein, and they shall have power to arrest and detain any person violating such regulations, until such person can be brought before the proper authorities for trial.
(R.S. §1820.)
CodificationSection was classified to section 193 of former Title 40, prior to the enactment of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, by Pub. L. 107–217, §1, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062.
R.S. §1820 derived from acts Mar. 30, 1867, ch. 20, §2, 15 Stat. 12; Apr. 29, 1876, ch. 86, 19 Stat. 41.
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