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Code · U.S. Code · Title 40 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS · CHAPTER 51— UNITED STATES CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS · § 5105

§ 5105. Assistance to authorities by Capitol employees

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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.
(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1178.)
The words “by information or otherwise” are omitted as unnecessary.
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§ 5105
Assistance to authorities by Capitol employees
Stat.60 Stat. 719
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