Title 44 — Public Printing and Documents
Chapter 3 — Government Publishing Office
§ 317. Special policemen
Statutory text
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.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Pub. L. 91–359 § 1(a) · 84 Stat. 668
Enacted · 44 U.S.C. § 317
Added Pub. L. 91–359, § 1(a), July 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 668
Source evidence
Code source credit
Added Pub. L. 91–359, § 1(a), July 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 668Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2015
Pub. L. 113–235 § 1301(i)(9) · 128 Stat. 2130
Substituted · 44 U.S.C. § 317
Pub. L. 113–235, § 1301(i)(9), substituted “a delegate of the Director” for “his delegate”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 113–235, § 1301(i)(9), substituted “a delegate of the Director” for “his delegate”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(9) in section 317, by striking “his delegate” and inserting “a delegate of the Director”.Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2015
Pub. L. 113–235 § 1301(c)(1) · 128 Stat. 2130
Substituted · 44 U.S.C. § 317
Pub. L. 113–235, § 1301(c)(1), substituted “Director of the Government Publishing Office” for “Public Printer” wherever appearing
Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 113–235, § 1301(c)(1), substituted “Director of the Government Publishing Office” for “Public Printer” wherever appearing.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) by striking “Public Printer” each place that term appears and inserting “Director of the Government Publishing Office”; and
2 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
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.
Credits
1970–2014 · 2 acts
- 1970Added Pub. L. 91–359, § 1(a), , 84 Stat. 668
- 2014amended Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(b), (c)(1), (i)(9), , 128 Stat. 2537, 2539.
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(Added Pub. L. 91–359, § 1(a), , 84 Stat. 668; amended Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(b), (c)(1), (i)(9), , 128 Stat. 2537, 2539.)