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Code · U.S. Code · Title 10 - ARMED FORCES · CHAPTER 15— MILITARY SUPPORT FOR CIVILIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES · § 275

§ 275. Restriction on direct participation by military personnel

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The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to ensure that any activity (including the provision of any equipment or facility or the assignment or detail of any personnel) under this chapter does not include or permit direct participation by a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps in a search, seizure, arrest, or other similar activity unless participation in such activity by such member is otherwise authorized by law.
(Added Pub. L. 97–86, title IX § 905(a)(1), Dec. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 1116, § 375; amended Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XI, § 1104(a), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2045; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title XII, § 1211, Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1567; renumbered § 275, Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XII, § 1241(a)(2), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2497.)
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  • Pub. L. 97–86, title IX
  • 95 Stat. 1116
  • Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XI, § 1104(a)
  • 102 Stat. 2045
  • Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title XII, § 1211
  • 103 Stat. 1567
  • 130 Stat. 2497
  • Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
  • 70A Stat. 13
  • Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(5)(B)
  • 72 Stat. 1439
  • Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI
  • 108 Stat. 2979
  • Pub. L. 101–189
  • Pub. L. 100–456
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Restriction on direct participation by military personnel
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 97–86, title IX
Stat.95 Stat. 1116
Pub. L.Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XI, § 1104(a)
Stat.102 Stat. 2045
Pub. L.Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title XII, § 1211
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