{"data":{"id":"us/14-u.s.c.-523","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"14 U.S.C. § 523","heading":"Enforcement authority","body":"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.","path":["Title 14—COAST GUARD","CHAPTER 5—FUNCTIONS AND POWERS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc14@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:32Z","sha256":"3d98be2f618d45dc6b7a786ae48d1b72b90081f6c9f551c89cfc643bd46c6bbb","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/14-u.s.c.-522","next":"us/14-u.s.c.-524"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}