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title: "14 U.S.C. § 523"
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title_number: 14
title_name: "COAST GUARD"
chapter_number: "5"
chapter_name: "FUNCTIONS AND POWERS"
section: "523"
citation: "14 U.S.C. § 523"
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# 14 U.S.C. § 523 - Enforcement authority
## Text
Subject to guidelines approved by the Secretary, members of the Coast Guard, in the performance of official duties, may—
(1) carry a firearm; and
(2) while at a facility (as defined in section 70101 of title 46)—
(A) make an arrest without warrant for any offense against the United States committed in their presence; and
(B) seize property as otherwise provided by law.
(Added Pub. L. 111281, title II, § 208(a), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2912, § 99; renumbered § 523, Pub. L. 115282, title I, § 105(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4200.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Amendments2018—Pub. L. 115282 renumbered section 99 of this title as this section.