Title 51, National and Commercial Space ProgramsRelease 119-102
§20134 Arrest Authority
Title 51 › Subtitle II — General Program and Policy Provisions › CHAPTER 201 — NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE PROGRAM › SUBCHAPTER III — GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › § 20134
Summary
Agency employees and contractors allowed to carry firearms may arrest without a warrant for federal crimes they see or for felonies they reasonably suspect, under rules the Administrator makes and the Attorney General approves. They may only use this power while protecting agency property or at agency facilities.
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Title 51, §20134
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Under regulations prescribed by the Administrator and approved by the Attorney General, employees of the Administration and of its contractors and subcontractors authorized to carry firearms under section 20133 of this title may arrest without warrant for any offense against the United States committed in their presence, or for any felony cognizable under the laws of the United States if they have reasonable grounds to believe that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing such felony. Persons granted authority to make arrests by this section may exercise that authority only while guarding and protecting property owned or leased by, or under the control of, the United States under the administration and control of the Administration or one of its contractors or subcontractors, at facilities owned by or contracted to the Administration.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 2013442 U.S.C. 2456a.Pub. L. 85–568, title III, § 304(f), as added Pub. L. 100–685, title II, § 206, Nov. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 4090.
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51 U.S.C. § 20134
Title 51, National and Commercial Space Programs
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102