Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and WorksRelease 119-102
§5105 Assistance to Authorities by Capitol Employees
Title 40 › SUBTITLE II — PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS › PART B — UNITED STATES CAPITOL › CHAPTER 51 — UNITED STATES CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS › § 5105
Summary
Any federal employee working in the United States Capitol or on the Capitol Grounds must try to stop violations of this chapter or of sections 9, 9A, 9B, 9C, or 14 of the Act of July 31, 1946. They must also help the police in getting the person who broke the rule arrested and convicted.
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Title 40, §5105
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Each individual employed in the service of the Federal Government in the United States Capitol or within the United States Capitol Grounds shall prevent, as far as may be in the individual’s power, a violation of a provision of this chapter or section 9, 9A, 9B, 9C, or 14 of the Act of July 31, 1946 (ch. 707, 60 Stat. 719, 720), and shall aid the police in securing the arrest and conviction of the individual violating the provision.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 510540:193i.July 31, 1946, ch. 707, § 10, 60 Stat. 719. The words “by information or otherwise” are omitted as unnecessary.
Editorial Notes
References in Text
section 9, 9A, 9B, 9C, and 14 of the Act of July 31, 1946, referred to in text, are classified to section 1961, 1966, 1967, 1922, and 1969, respectively, of Title 2, The Congress.
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40 U.S.C. § 5105
Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102