{"data":{"id":"us/32-cfr-935.120","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"32 CFR 935.120","heading":"Authority.","body":"Peace officers—\n(a) Have the authority of a sheriff at common law;\n(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;\n(c) May conduct sanitation or fire prevention inspections;\n(d) May inspect motor vehicles, boats, and aircraft;\n(e) May confiscate property used in the commission of a crime;\n(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;\n(g) May investigate accidents and suspected crimes;\n(h) May direct vehicular or pedestrian traffic;\n(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;\n(j) May take possession of property lost, abandoned, or of unknown ownership;\n(k) May enforce quarantines;\n(l) May impound and destroy food, fish, or beverages found unsanitary;\n(m) May be armed;\n(n) May exercise custody over persons in arrest or confinement;\n(o) May issue citations for violations of this part; and\n(p) May make arrests, as provided for in § 935.122.","path":["Title 32—National Defense","Subtitle A—Department of Defense","CHAPTER VII—DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE","SUBCHAPTER N—TERRITORIAL AND INSULAR REGULATIONS","PART 935—WAKE ISLAND CODE","Subpart M—Peace Officers"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-32.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:30Z","sha256":"233182291f202abd4b2fac8627092f06cd00609b4f98829b3b97928abc13ea5d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/32-cfr-935.111","next":"us/32-cfr-935.121"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}