Title 14 — Coast GuardRelease 119-73not60

§523 Enforcement Authority

Title 14 › Subtitle SUBTITLE I— ESTABLISHMENT, POWERS, DUTIES, AND ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 5— FUNCTIONS AND POWERS › Subchapter II— LIFE SAVING AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES › § 523

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

If the Secretary approves the rules, Coast Guard members may carry a firearm while doing their official duties. When they are at a "facility" (a certain kind of place defined in another law), they may arrest someone without a warrant for a federal crime they see happen and may seize property when the law allows.

Full Legal Text

Title 14, §523

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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.

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Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 99 of this title as this section.

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Citation

14 U.S.C. § 523

Title 14 — Coast Guard

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

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