Current through September 30, 2024
Section 935.120 - AuthorityPeace officers-
(a) Have the authority of a sheriff at common law;(b) 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;(c) May conduct sanitation or fire prevention inspections;(d) May inspect motor vehicles, boats, and aircraft;(e) May confiscate property used in the commission of a crime;(f) 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;(g) May investigate accidents and suspected crimes;(h) May direct vehicular or pedestrian traffic;(i) May remove and impound abandoned or unlawfully parked vehicles, boats, or aircraft, or vehicles, boats, or aircraft interfering with fire control apparatus or ambulances;(j) May take possession of property lost, abandoned, or of unknown ownership;(k) May enforce quarantines;(l) May impound and destroy food, fish, or beverages found unsanitary;(n) May exercise custody over persons in arrest or confinement;(o) May issue citations for violations of this part; and(p) May make arrests, as provided for in § 935.122 .