---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 1544.217"
title: "49"
number: "1544.217"
heading: "Law enforcement personnel."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/1544.217"
---

# §1544.217. Law enforcement personnel.

- (a) The following applies to operations at airports within the United States that are not required to hold a security program under [part 1542](/cfr/49/part1542.md) of this chapter.
  - (1) For operations described in [§ 1544.101(a)](/cfr/49/1544.101.md?p=a) each aircraft operator must provide for law enforcement personnel meeting the qualifications and standards specified in §§ [1542.215](/cfr/49/1542.215.md) and [1542.217](/cfr/49/1542.217.md) of this chapter.
  - (2) For operations under a partial program under § [1544.101(b)](/cfr/49/1544.101.md?p=b) and [(c)](/cfr/49/1544.101.md?p=c), a twelve-five program under § [1544.101(d)](/cfr/49/1544.101.md?p=d) and [(e)](/cfr/49/1544.101.md?p=e), a private charter program under [§ 1544.101(f)](/cfr/49/1544.101.md?p=f), or a full all-cargo program under § [1544.101(h)](/cfr/49/1544.101.md?p=h) and [(i)](/cfr/49/1544.101.md?p=i), each aircraft operator must—
    - (i) Arrange for law enforcement personnel meeting the qualifications and standards specified in [§ 1542.217](/cfr/49/1542.217.md) of this chapter to be available to respond to an incident; and
    - (ii) Provide its employees, including crewmembers, current information regarding procedures for obtaining law enforcement assistance at that airport.
- (b) The following applies to operations at airports required to hold security programs under [part 1542](/cfr/49/part1542.md) of this chapter. For operations under a partial program under § [1544.101(b)](/cfr/49/1544.101.md?p=b) and [(c)](/cfr/49/1544.101.md?p=c), a twelve-five program under § [1544.101(d)](/cfr/49/1544.101.md?p=d) and [(e)](/cfr/49/1544.101.md?p=e), a private charter program under [§ 1544.101(f)](/cfr/49/1544.101.md?p=f), or a full all-cargo program under § [1544.101(h)](/cfr/49/1544.101.md?p=h) and [(i)](/cfr/49/1544.101.md?p=i), each aircraft operator must—
  - (1) Arrange with TSA and the airport operator, as appropriate, for law enforcement personnel meeting the qualifications and standards specified in [§ 1542.217](/cfr/49/1542.217.md) of this chapter to be available to respond to incidents, and
  - (2) Provide its employees, including crewmembers, current information regarding procedures for obtaining law enforcement assistance at that airport.

## Notes

### Amendments

[67 FR 8364, Feb. 22, 2002, as amended at 71 FR 30510, May 26, 2006]

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 114, 5103, 40113, 44901-44905, 44907, 44913-44914, 44916-44918, 44932, 44935-44936, 44942, 46105.

### Source

Source: 67 FR 8364, Feb. 22, 2002, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[67 FR 8364, Feb. 22, 2002, as amended at 71 FR 30510, May 26, 2006]