44 U.S.C. § 317

Special policemen

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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 of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2005–2020 · leading case: Williams, Theodore v. United States, 396 F.3d 412 (D.C. Cir. 2005).

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Williams, Theodore v. United States, 396 F.3d 412 (D.C. Cir. 2005). · cites it 2× “44 U.S.C. § 317 . On duty one afternoon in January 2001, Hardwick asked to see the identification badge of appellant Theodore Williams, a handicapped African American who worked at the GPO’s D.”

Postal Police Officers Ass'n v. United States Postal Serv. (D.D.C. 2020). “”); 44 U.S.C. § 317 (employees of the Government Publishing Office may 10 “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.”

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