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Agency overview
Formed: 2001
Legal personality: Governmental: Government agency
Sworn members 1,000+
Stations 37
Some Federal Reserve law enforcement units have dignitary protection teams, which protect many of the 12 Federal Reserve Presidents.
Officers are certified to carry semi-automatic pistols, assault rifles, submachine guns, shotguns, less-lethal weapons, pepper spray, batons and other standard police equipment, including bullet resistance vests/body armor. Federal Reserve Police Officers have the same police authority as other uniformed Federal Law Enforcement Officers.
On October 12, 2010 President Barack Obama signed into law S.B. 1132 the "Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act Improvements Act", which states that police officers and law enforcement officers of the Federal Reserve are "qualified law enforcement officers" and thus are authorized to carry a firearm off-duty. This update to the Law Enforcement Safety Act, among other aspects, clarified that Federal Law Enforcement and Police Officers working for agencies not funded by Congress (such as Amtrak and the Federal Reserve) are specifically granted the same rights as publicly funded law enforcement officers as it relates to off duty concealed carry.
Fallen officers
Since the establishment of the Federal Reserve Police, Two officers have died in the line of duty.[1]Officer Branch Date of Death Details
Special Officer Charles T. Linton FRB Kansas City Monday, December 18, 1922 Gunfire
Captain Earl L. Compton FRB Richmond Tuesday, February 29, 1972 Gunfire
Federal Reserve (Non-Gov) Has FEDERAL police
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System derives the authority to authorize "personnel as Federal Law Enforcement Officers to protect and safeguard the premises, grounds, property, personnel, including members of the Board, or any Federal Reserve Bank, and operations conducted by or on behalf of the Board or a reserve bank" from Section 11(q) of the Federal Reserve Act, codified at 12 U.S.C. § 248(q).
Originally posted by Whyhi
Federal Reserve (Non-Gov) Has FEDERAL police
The controlling body of the federal reserve, the board of governors, is a federal agency...
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System derives the authority to authorize "personnel as Federal Law Enforcement Officers to protect and safeguard the premises, grounds, property, personnel, including members of the Board, or any Federal Reserve Bank, and operations conducted by or on behalf of the Board or a reserve bank" from Section 11(q) of the Federal Reserve Act, codified at 12 U.S.C. § 248(q).