---
kind: "section"
citation: "32 C.F.R. § 1290.4"
title: "32"
number: "1290.4"
heading: "Definitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/32/1290.4"
---

# §1290.4. Definitions.


For the purpose of this part 1290 the following definitions apply:

- (a) **Law Enforcement Personnel.** Persons authorized by the Head of the PLFA to direct, regulate, control traffic; to make apprehensions or arrests for violations of traffic regulations; or to issue citations or tickets. Personnel so designated will include the Command Security Officer and all other personnel in 080, 083, 085, or 1800 series positions.
- (b) **Minor Federal Offenses.** Those offenses for which the authorized penalty does not exceed imprisonment for a period of 1 year, or a fine of not more than $1000, or both ([18 U.S.C. 3401f](/usc/18/3401f.md)).
- (c) **Petty Federal Offenses.** Those offenses for which the authorized penalty does not exceed imprisonment for a period of 6 months or a fine of not more than $500, or both ([18 U.S.C. 1(3)](/usc/18/1.md?p=3)).
- (d) **Violation Notice.** DD Form 1805, Violation Notice, which will be used to refer all petty offenses to the U.S. Magistrate/District Courts for disposition.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Department of Defense Instruction 6055.4; 18 U.S.C. 13, 3401, and 3402.

### Source

Source: 44 FR 55859, Sept. 28, 1979, unless otherwise noted.