---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 U.S.C. § 6102"
title: "40"
title_heading: "Public Buildings, Property, and Works"
number: "6102"
heading: "Regulations"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/40/6102"
units:
  - "Subtitle II — Public Buildings and Works"
  - "Part C — Federal Building Complexes"
  - "Chapter 61 — United States Supreme Court Building and Grounds"
  - "Subchapter I — General"
---

# §6102. Regulations

- (a) **Authority of the Marshal.—** In addition to the restrictions and requirements specified in subchapter IV, the Marshal of the Supreme Court may prescribe regulations, approved by the Chief Justice of the [United States](/usc/40/3301.md?p=a-6), that are necessary for—
  - (1) the adequate protection of the Supreme Court Building and grounds and of individuals and [property](/usc/40/102.md?p=9) in the Building and grounds; and
  - (2) the maintenance of suitable order and decorum within the Building and grounds.
- (b) **Posting Requirement.—** All regulations prescribed under this section shall be posted in a public place at the Building and shall be made reasonably available to the public in writing.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1180.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 6102 | 40:13l. | Aug. 18, 1949, ch. 479, § 7, 63 Stat. 617; Pub. L. 97–390, § 1(b), Dec. 29, 1982, 96 Stat. 1957. |

In subsection (a), before clause (1), the word “are” is substituted for “may be deemed” for clarity. In clause (1), the word “individuals” is substituted for “persons” for clarity.