Title 18, Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-102
§3063 Powers of Environmental Protection Agency
Title 18 › PART II — CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 203 — ARREST AND COMMITMENT › § 3063
Summary
The EPA Administrator can name EPA criminal investigators so they can carry firearms, serve federal warrants and papers, and make arrests without a warrant when an offense happens in their presence or when they have a reasonable belief a felony was or is being committed. They must follow rules the Attorney General approves.
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Title 18, §3063
Crimes and Criminal Procedure, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)Upon designation by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, any law enforcement officer of the Environmental Protection Agency with responsibility for the investigation of criminal violations of a law administered by the Environmental Protection Agency, may—
(1)carry firearms;
(2)execute and serve any warrant or other processes issued under the authority of the United States; and
(3)make arrests without warrant for—
(A)any offense against the United States committed in such officer’s presence; or
(B)any felony offense against the United States if such officer has probable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing that felony offense.
(b)The powers granted under subsection (a) of this section shall be exercised in accordance with guidelines approved by the Attorney General.
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18 U.S.C. § 3063
Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102