§935.120. Authority.
32 C.F.R. § 935.120
Peace officers—
Have the authority of a sheriff at common law;
May serve any process on Wake Island that is allowed to be served under a Federal or State law; the officer serving the process shall execute any required affidavit of service;
May conduct sanitation or fire prevention inspections;
May inspect motor vehicles, boats, and aircraft;
May confiscate property used in the commission of a crime;
May deputize any member of the Air Force serving on active duty or civilian employee of the Department of the Air Force to serve as a peace officer;
May investigate accidents and suspected crimes;
May direct vehicular or pedestrian traffic;
May remove and impound abandoned or unlawfully parked vehicles, boats, or aircraft, or vehicles, boats, or aircraft interfering with fire control apparatus or ambulances;
May take possession of property lost, abandoned, or of unknown ownership;
May enforce quarantines;
May impound and destroy food, fish, or beverages found unsanitary;
May be armed;
May exercise custody over persons in arrest or confinement;
May issue citations for violations of this part; and
May make arrests, as provided for in § 935.122.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: Sec. 48, Pub. L. 86-624, 74 Stat. 424; E.O. 11048, Sept. 1, 1962, 27 FR 8851, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 632; agreement between the Department of Interior and Department of the Air Force, dated 19 June 1972, 37 FR 12255; and Secretary of the Air Force Order 111.1, dated 26 April 1999.
Source
Source: 67 FR 16999, Apr. 9, 2002, unless otherwise noted.