Authority.

§ 935.120 Authority. Peace officers— (a) Have the authority of a sheriff at common law; (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; (c) May conduct sanitation or fire prevention inspections; (d) May inspect motor vehicles, boats, and aircraft; (e) May confiscate property used in the commission of a crime; (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; (g) May investigate accidents and suspected crimes; (h) May direct vehicular or pedestrian traffic; (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; (j) May take possession of property lost, abandoned, or of unknown ownership; (k) May enforce quarantines; (l) May impound and destroy food, fish, or beverages found unsanitary; (m) May be armed; (n) May exercise custody over persons in arrest or confinement; (o) May issue citations for violations of this part; and (p) May make arrests, as provided for in § 935.122.