"Law enforcement officer" and "federal enforcement officer"
defined
Sec. 17. (a) "Law enforcement officer" means:
(1) a police officer, sheriff, constable, marshal, prosecuting
attorney, special prosecuting attorney, special deputy
prosecuting attorney, or the inspector general;
(2) a deputy of any of those persons;
(3) an investigator for a prosecuting attorney or for the
inspector general;
(4) a conservation officer; or
(5) an enforcement officer of the alcohol and tobacco
commission.
(b) "Federal enforcement officer" means any of the following:
(1) A Federal Bureau of Investigation special agent.
(2) A United States Marshals Service marshal or deputy.
(3) A United States Secret Service special agent.
(4) A United States Fish and Wildlife Service special agent.
(5) A United States Drug Enforcement Agency agent.
(6) A Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms agent.
(7) A United States Forest Service law enforcement officer.
(8) A United States Department of Defense police officer or
criminal investigator.
(9) A United States Customs Service agent.
(10) A United States Postal Service investigator.
(11) A National Park Service law enforcement commissioned
ranger.
(12) United States Department of Agriculture, Office of
Inspector General special agent.
(13) A United States Immigration and Naturalization Service
special agent.
(14) An individual who is:
(A) an employee of a federal agency; and
(B) authorized to make arrests and carry a firearm in the
performance of the individual's official duties.
As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.319-1987,
SEC.2; P.L.47-1987, SEC.13; P.L.101-1990, SEC.6; P.L.40-1991,
SEC.2; P.L.67-1992, SEC.4; P.L.244-1993, SEC.1; P.L.106-2001,
SEC.1; P.L.204-2001, SEC.64; P.L.1-2002, SEC.148; P.L.222-2005,
SEC.46.
Last modified: May 24, 2006