{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-207.2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 207.2","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this part:\n(a) Railroad police officer means a peace officer who is commissioned in his or her state of legal residence or state of primary employment and directly employed by or contracted by a railroad to enforce state laws for the protection of railroad property, personnel, passengers, and/or cargo.\n(b) Commissioned means that a state official has certified or otherwise designated a railroad employee as qualified under the licensing requirements of that state to act as a railroad police officer in that state.\n(c) Property means rights-of-way, easements, appurtenant property, equipment, cargo, facilities, and buildings and other structures owned, leased, operated, maintained, or transported by a railroad.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER II—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","PART 207—RAILROAD POLICE OFFICERS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-49.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:34Z","sha256":"1e248a9eba401c53c65e3a4c7750553085beec9c499a2e555b7482fbd9e143dc","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-207.1","next":"us/49-cfr-207.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}