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N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 2.15: Federal law enforcement officers; powers

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  1. Criminal Procedure Law
  2. Part 1. General Provisions
  3. Title A. Short Title, Applicability and Definitions
  4. Article 2. Peace Officers

§ 2.15 Federal law enforcement officers; powers.

The following federal law enforcement officers shall have the powers

set forth in paragraphs (a) (with the exception of the powers provided

by paragraph (b) of subdivision one and paragraph (b) of subdivision

three of section 140.25 of this chapter), (b), (c) and (h) of

subdivision one of section 2.20 of this article:

1. Federal Bureau of Investigation special agents.

2. United States Secret Service special agents.

3. Immigration and Customs Enforcement special agents, deportation

officers, and detention and deportation officers.

4. United States Marshals and Marshals Service deputies.

5. Drug Enforcement Administration special agents.

6. Federal Protective Officers, including law enforcement security

officers, criminal investigators and police officers of the Federal

Protective Service.

7. United States Customs and Border Protection Officers and United

States Customs and Border Protection Border Patrol agents.

8. United States Postal Service police officers and inspectors.

9. United States park police; provided, however that, notwithstanding

any provision of this section to the contrary, such park police shall

also have the powers set forth in paragraph (b) of subdivision one of

section 140.25 of this chapter and the powers set forth in paragraphs

(d), (e) and (g) of subdivision one of section 2.20 of this article.

10. United States probation officers.

11. United States General Services Administration special agents.

12. United States Department of Agriculture special agents.

13. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms special agents.

14. Internal Revenue Service special agents and inspectors.

15. Officers of the United States bureau of prisons.

16. United States Fish and Wildlife special agents.

17. United States Naval Investigative Service special agents.

18. United States Department of State special agents.

19. Special agents of the defense criminal investigative service of

the United States department of defense.

20. United States Department of Commerce, Office of Export

Enforcement, special agents.

21. United States Department of Veterans Administration police

officers employed at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in

Batavia.

22. Federal Reserve law enforcement officers.

23. Federal air marshal program special agents.

* 24. United States department of transportation federal police

officers and police supervisors assigned to the United States Merchant

Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York; provided, however that,

notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, such

police shall also have the powers set forth in paragraph (b) of

subdivision one of section 140.25 of this chapter and the powers set

forth in paragraphs (d), (e) and (g) of subdivision one of section 2.20

of this article when acting pursuant to their special duties within the

geographical area of their employment or within one hundred yards of

such geographical area.

* NB There are 2 sb 24's

* 24. United States Coast Guard Investigative Service special agents.

* NB There are 2 sb 24's

25. United States Department of Commerce, special agents and

enforcement officers of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration's Fisheries Office for Law Enforcement.

26. Department of the Army special agents, detectives and police

officers.

27. United States Department of Interior, park rangers with law

enforcement authority.

28. United States Environmental Protection Agency special agents with

law enforcement authority.

29. United States mint police.

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