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;
(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.