§ 935.120. Authority.

200 words·~1 min read·/us/cfr/t32/s§ 935.120·

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Peace officers---

(a)Have the authority of a sheriff at common law;

(b)May serve any process on Wake Island that is allowed to be served under a Federal or State law; the officer serving the process shall execute any required affidavit of service;

(c)May conduct sanitation or fire prevention inspections;

(d)May inspect motor vehicles, boats, and aircraft;

(e)May confiscate property used in the commission of a crime;

(f)May deputize any member of the Air Force serving on active duty or civilian employee of the Department of the Air Force to serve as a peace officer;

(g)May investigate accidents and suspected crimes;

(h)May direct vehicular or pedestrian traffic;

(i)May remove and impound abandoned or unlawfully parked vehicles, boats, or aircraft, or vehicles, boats, or aircraft interfering with fire control apparatus or ambulances;

(j)May take possession of property lost, abandoned, or of unknown ownership;

(k)May enforce quarantines;

(l)May impound and destroy food, fish, or beverages found unsanitary;

(m)May be armed;

(n)May exercise custody over persons in arrest or confinement;

(o)May issue citations for violations of this part; and

(p)May make arrests, as provided for in § 935.122.