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ws Memorandum The Directo Dae 1/3/93 Pian. & lnep, —_. From R. S. Young Telephone Rm. _. Subject ; an fh RELATING TO she OLICING OF THE BUILDING. . GROUNDS OF mf cOoURT, PURPOSE: To advise of thé vaseage of referenced bill. DETAILS pff.R-6204, which provi for. the appointment and authority of the Supreme Court Police and #7 other purposes has been enacted by Congress and has been signed into law by the President. Currently, the authority for policing the Supreme Court building and grounds and the responsibilities of the “special policemen" designated by the Marshal of the Supreme Court of the United States are primarily set forth in 40 U.S.C. 13. ‘These special police have the power within the Supreme Court building, grounds and adjacent . streets to enforce and make arrests for the following: hp i violations of certain provisions of Section 13; violations He of a regulation prescribed by the Marshal of the Supreme Court; violations of any law of the United States, any law of the District of Columbia, or of any State; or violations of any regulation promulgated pursuant thereto. {Section 13n) . The enrolled bill amends Section 13 redesignating these special police as members of the Supreme Court Police and redefines, in part, and clarifies their authority. . Therefore, as amended, the Supreme Court Police have the authority to police the Supreme Court building, grounds and adjacent streets "for the purpose of protecting persons and property." Ir performance of those duties they are permitted to make arrests for any violation of a law of the United La DE-206 b>. 4/5 oa AG we 1 = Mr. Revell - Enc. i - Mr. Colwell ~_Eng, — 1 - Mr. Mintz - Enc. 1 - Mr. Otto ~ Enc. 1 + Mr. Young - Enc. 1 - Mr. Haynes - Enc. 42 JAN % 1983 ; Moschella ~- Enc. __— ——— (CONTINUED - OVER} ao ¥ 58 JUN 12 1984 Fe ee I a