§317 — Title 44 Public Printing and Documents | U.S. Code

Summary

The Director of the Government Publishing Office, or someone the Director picks, can name GPO employees to act as special police. They protect people and property in GPO buildings and nearby areas. Under the Director’s rules, these special police can carry guns, arrest people for breaking federal, state, or D.C. laws, enforce GPO rules, and remove rule-breakers. Their authority in those areas is shared with the local police.

Title 44, §317

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The Director of the Government Publishing Office or a delegate of the Director may designate employees of the Government Publishing Office to serve as special policemen to protect persons and property in premises and adjacent areas occupied by or under the control of the Government Publishing Office. Under regulations to be prescribed by the Director of the Government Publishing Office, employees designated as special policemen are authorized to bear and use arms in the performance of their duties; make arrest for violations of laws of the United States, the several States, and the District of Columbia; and enforce the regulations of the Director of the Government Publishing Office, including the removal from Government Publishing Office premises of individuals who violate such regulations. The jurisdiction of special policemen in premises occupied by or under the control of the Government Publishing Office and adjacent areas shall be concurrent with the jurisdiction of the respective law enforcement agencies where the premises are located.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2014—Pub. L. 113–235, § 1301(i)(9), substituted “a delegate of the Director” for “his delegate”. Pub. L. 113–235, § 1301(c)(1), substituted “Director of the Government Publishing Office” for “Public Printer” wherever appearing.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

“Government Publishing Office” substituted for “Government Printing Office” in text on authority of section 1301(b) of Pub. L. 113–235, set out as a note preceding section 301 of this title.

§317 Special Policemen