Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and WorksRelease 119-102

§6133 Property in the Supreme Court Building and Grounds

Title 40 › SUBTITLE II — PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS › PART C — FEDERAL BUILDING COMPLEXES › CHAPTER 61 — UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT BUILDING AND GROUNDS › SUBCHAPTER IV — PROHIBITIONS AND PENALTIES › § 6133

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Don't climb on, remove, or damage any structures or plants at the Supreme Court Building or grounds.

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Title 40, §6133

Public Buildings, Property, and Works, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

It is unlawful to step or climb on, remove, or in any way injure any statue, seat, wall, fountain, or other erection or architectural feature, or any tree, shrub, plant, or turf, in the Supreme Court Building or grounds.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 613340:13i.Aug. 18, 1949, ch. 479, § 4, 63 Stat. 617. The word “fountain” conforms to the original text as signed into law by the President. A typographical error was made in printing the source law in the Statutes-at-Large (63 Stat. 617) where the word appears as “foundation”.

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40 U.S.C. § 6133

Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102