Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and WorksRelease 119-73

§8102 Protection of Federal Government buildings in District of Columbia

Title 40 › Subtitle SUBTITLE II— - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS › Part PART D— - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND PARKS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA › Chapter CHAPTER 81— - ADMINISTRATIVE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL › § 8102

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury can ban vehicles from parking or standing on streets next to a building in the District of Columbia that is at least partly owned, held, or leased by the federal government and is used by law enforcement under their authority. They can also stop people or businesses from operating on property right next to that same building.

Full Legal Text

Title 40, §8102

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The Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury may prohibit—

(1)a vehicle from parking or standing on a street or roadway adjacent to a building in the District of Columbia—

(A)at least partly owned or possessed by, or leased to, the Federal Government; and

(B)used by law enforcement authorities subject to their jurisdiction; and

(2)a person or entity from conducting business on property immediately adjacent to a building described in paragraph (1).

Legislative History

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 810240:137.Pub. L. 104–132, title VIII, § 803, Apr. 24, 1996, 110 Stat. 1305.

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Citation

40 U.S.C. § 8102

Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and Works

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73