§ 523 - Enforcement authority

CHAPTER 5— FUNCTIONS AND POWERS › SUBCHAPTER II— LIFE SAVING AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES

Subject to guidelines approved by the Secretary, members of the Coast Guard, in the performance of official duties, may—

(1) carry a firearm; and

(2) while at a facility (as defined in section 70101 of title 46)—

(2)(A) make an arrest without warrant for any offense against the United States committed in their presence; and

(2)(B) seize property as otherwise provided by law.

2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 99 of this title as this section.