Reading Room Document
Authority for Military Police to Issue Traffic Citations to Motorists on Bolling Air Force Base
Military police have the authority to issue citations, enforceable in federal court, to motorists who violate traffic laws on Bolling Air Force Base. Congress has given the General Services Administration limited authority over military installations for the narrow purpose of issuing and enforcing the regulations related to motor vehicle violations. The OLC does not provide release dates for its opinions, so the release date listed is the date on which the opinion was authored. The original opinion is available at www.justice.gov/file/19406/download.
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