2014 US Code
Title 49 - Transportation (Sections 101 - 80504)
Subtitle V - Rail Programs (Sections 20101 - 28505)
Part E - Miscellaneous (Sections 28101 - 28505)
Chapter 281 - Law Enforcement (Sections 28101 - 28103)
Sec. 28101 - Rail police officers
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION SUBTITLE V - RAIL PROGRAMS PART E - MISCELLANEOUS CHAPTER 281 - LAW ENFORCEMENT Sec. 28101 - Rail police officers |
| Contains | section 28101 |
| Date | 2014 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 103-272, §1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 939, §26101; renumbered §28101, Pub. L. 103-440, title I, §103(a)(1), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4616; amended Pub. L. 110-53, title XV, §1526(a), Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 452. |
| Statutes at Large References | 104 Stat. 4846 108 Stat. 939, 4616 121 Stat. 452 |
| Public and Private Laws | Public Law 101-647, Public Law 103-272, Public Law 103-440, Public Law 110-53 |
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(a) In General.—Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation, a rail police officer who is employed by a rail carrier and certified or commissioned as a police officer under the laws of a State may enforce the laws of any jurisdiction in which the rail carrier owns property, to the extent of the authority of a police officer certified or commissioned under the laws of that jurisdiction, to protect—
(1) employees, passengers, or patrons of the rail carrier;
(2) property, equipment, and facilities owned, leased, operated, or maintained by the rail carrier;
(3) property moving in interstate or foreign commerce in the possession of the rail carrier; and
(4) personnel, equipment, and material moving by rail that are vital to the national defense.
(b) Assignment.—A railroad police officer employed by a railroad carrier and certified or commissioned as a police officer under the laws of a State may be temporarily assigned to assist a second railroad carrier in carrying out law enforcement duties upon the request of the second railroad carrier, at which time the police officer shall be considered to be an employee of the second railroad carrier and shall have authority to enforce the laws of any jurisdiction in which the second railroad carrier owns property to the same extent as provided in subsection (a).
(Pub. L. 103–272, §1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 939, §26101; renumbered §28101, Pub. L. 103–440, title I, §103(a)(1), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4616; amended Pub. L. 110–53, title XV, §1526(a), Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 452.)
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 26101 | 45:446. | Nov. 29, 1990, Pub. L. 101–647, §1704, 104 Stat. 4846. |
The words "to the extent of the authority of a police officer certified or commissioned under the laws of that jurisdiction" are placed before clause (1) rather than at the end of clause (4), as in the source provision, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
AMENDMENTS2007—Pub. L. 110–53 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).
1994—Pub. L. 103–440 renumbered section 26101 of this title as this section.
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