Title 18, Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-102
§3055 Officers’ Powers to Suppress Indian Liquor Traffic
Title 18 › PART II — CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 203 — ARREST AND COMMITMENT › § 3055
Summary
Allows the chief special officer in charge of stopping liquor traffic among Indians, and the officers he supervises who are appointed or approved by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs or the Secretary of the Interior, to carry out any U.S. arrest warrants and other lawful orders. While doing this work, they can call on or require whatever help is needed to do their job.
Full Legal Text
Title 18, §3055
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The chief special officer for the suppression of the liquor traffic among Indians and duly authorized officers working under his supervision whose appointments are made or affirmed by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs or the Secretary of the Interior may execute all warrants of arrest and other lawful precepts issued under the authority of the United States and in the execution of his duty he may command all necessary assistance.
Legislative History
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Historical and Revision Notes
Based on section 250 of title 25, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Indians (Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 388, § 1, 37 Stat. 519). The only change was to delete the words at the beginning of the section, “The powers conferred by section 504 of title 28 upon marshals and their deputies are conferred upon.” and the addition, at the end of the section, of the phrase expressing such powers beginning with the words “may execute all warrants”.
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Citation
18 U.S.C. § 3055
Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102