49 U.s.c. 28101

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49 USC CHAPTER 281 - LAW ENFORCEMENT 01/19/04

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TITLE 49 - TRANSPORTATION

SUBTITLE V - RAIL PROGRAMS

PART E - MISCELLANEOUS

CHAPTER 281 - LAW ENFORCEMENT

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Sec. 28101. Rail police officers

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Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation,

a rail police officer who is employed by a rail carrier and

certified or commissioned as a police officer under the laws of a

State may enforce the laws of any jurisdiction in which the rail

carrier owns property, to the extent of the authority of a police

officer certified or commissioned under the laws of that

jurisdiction, to protect -

(1) employees, passengers, or patrons of the rail carrier;

(2) property, equipment, and facilities owned, leased,

operated, or maintained by the rail carrier;

(3) property moving in interstate or foreign commerce in the

possession of the rail carrier; and

(4) personnel, equipment, and material moving by rail that are

vital to the national defense.

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(Pub. L. 103-272, Sec. 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 939, Sec.

26101; renumbered Sec. 28101, Pub. L. 103-440, title I, Sec.

103(a)(1), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4616.)