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32 CFR §935.120

Verified against eCFR.gov as of June 20, 2026View official text on eCFR.gov
Peace officers—
  1. (a)Have the authority of a sheriff at common law;
  2. (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;
  3. (c)May conduct sanitation or fire prevention inspections;
  4. (d)May inspect motor vehicles, boats, and aircraft;
  5. (e)May confiscate property used in the commission of a crime;
  6. (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;
  7. (g)May investigate accidents and suspected crimes;
  8. (h)May direct vehicular or pedestrian traffic;
  9. (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;
  10. (j)May take possession of property lost, abandoned, or of unknown ownership;
  11. (k)May enforce quarantines;
  12. (l)May impound and destroy food, fish, or beverages found unsanitary;
  13. (m)May be armed;
  14. (n)May exercise custody over persons in arrest or confinement;
  15. (o)May issue citations for violations of this part; and
  16. (p)May make arrests, as provided for in § 935.122.