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[Laws in effect as of January 23, 2000]
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[CITE: 40USC212a-3]

 
             TITLE 40--PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS
 
                 CHAPTER 2--CAPITOL BUILDING AND GROUNDS
 
Sec. 212a-3. Law enforcement authority of Capitol Police


(a) Scope

    Subject to such regulations as may be prescribed by the Capitol 
Police Board and approved by the Committee on House Oversight of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration 
of the Senate, a member of the Capitol Police shall have authority to 
make arrests and otherwise enforce the laws of the United States, 
including the laws of the District of Columbia--
        (1) within the District of Columbia, with respect to any crime 
    of violence committed within the United States Capitol Grounds;
        (2) within the District of Columbia, with respect to any crime 
    of violence committed in the presence of the member, if the member 
    is in the performance of official duties when the crime is 
    committed;
        (3) within the District of Columbia, to prevent imminent loss of 
    life or injury to person or property, if the officer is in the 
    performance of official duties when the authority is exercised; and
        (4) within the area described in subsection (b) of this section.

(b) Area

    The area referred to in subsection (a)(4) of this section is that 
area bounded by the north curb of H Street from 3rd Street, N.W. to 7th 
Street, N.E., the east curb of 7th Street from H Street, N.E., to M 
Street, S.E., the south curb of M Street from 7th Street, S.E. to 1st 
Street, S.E., the east curb of 1st Street from M Street, S.E. to Potomac 
Avenue S.E., the southeast curb of Potomac Avenue from 1st Street, S.E. 
to South Capitol Street, S.W., the west curb of South Capitol Street 
from Potomac Avenue, S.W. to P Street, S.W., the north curb of P Street 
from South Capitol Street, S.W. to 3rd Street, S.W., and the west curb 
of 3rd Street from P Street, S.W. to H Street, N.W.

(c) Authority of Metropolitan Police unaffected

    This section does not affect the authority of the Metropolitan 
Police force of the District of Columbia with respect to the area 
described in subsection (b) of this section.

(d) ``Crime of violence'' defined

    As used in this section, the term ``crime of violence'' has the 
meaning given that term in section 16 of title 18.

(July 31, 1946, ch. 707, Sec. 9B, as added Pub. L. 102-397, title I, 
Sec. 101, Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1949; amended Pub. L. 104-186, title 
II, Sec. 221(13), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1750.)

                          Codification

    Section is also set out in D.C. Code, Sec. 9-115.2.


                               Amendments

    1996--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104-186 substituted ``House Oversight'' 
for ``House Administration''.

                         Change of Name

    Committee on House Oversight of House of Representatives changed to 
Committee on House Administration of House of Representatives by House 
Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Jan. 6, 1999.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 136, 174b-1, 184a, 193h, 
193i, 193l, 193m of this title.
