---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 1542.221"
title: "49"
number: "1542.221"
heading: "Records of law enforcement response."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/1542.221"
---

# §1542.221. Records of law enforcement response.

- (a) Each airport operator must ensure that—
  - (1) A record is made of each law enforcement action taken in furtherance of this part; and
  - (2) **The record is maintained for a minimum of 180 days.**
- (b) Data developed in response to [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section must include at least the following, except as authorized by TSA:
  - (1) The number and type of weapons, explosives, or incendiaries discovered during any passenger-screening process, and the method of detection of each.
  - (2) **The number of acts and attempted acts of aircraft piracy.**
  - (3) The number of bomb threats received, real and simulated bombs found, and actual detonations on the airport.
  - (4) **The number of arrests, including—**
    - (i) Name, address, and the immediate disposition of each individual arrested;
    - (ii) Type of weapon, explosive, or incendiary confiscated, as appropriate; and
    - (iii) Identification of the aircraft operators or foreign air carriers on which the individual arrested was, or was scheduled to be, a passenger or which screened that individual, as appropriate.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 114, 5103, 40113, 44901-44905, 44907, 44913-44914, 44916-44917, 44935-44936, 44942, 46105.

### Source

Source: 67 FR 8355, Feb. 22, 2002, unless otherwise noted.