Federal · Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and Works

40 U.S.C. § 5105: Assistance to authorities by Capitol employees

Civil

What this law says, in plain English

Capitol employees must prevent violations of specified statutes within their power and assist police in arrests and convictions related to those violations.

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Each individual employed in the service of the Federal Government in the United States Capitol or within the United States Capitol Grounds shall prevent, as far as may be in the individual’s power, a violation of a provision of this chapter or section 9, 9A, 9B, 9C, or 14 of the Act of July 31, 1946 (ch. 707, 60 Stat. 719 , 720), and shall aid the police in securing the arrest and conviction of the individual violating the provision.

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