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State and Local Deputation of Federal Law Enforcement Officers During Stafford Act Deployments

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Where federal law enforcement officers have been deployed pursuant to the Stafford Act and are properly carrying out federal disaster relief in a local community, they may accept deputation under state or local laws that expressly authorize them to make arrests, where such arrests would bear a logical relationship to or advance the purposes of the Stafford Act deployment.

Updated February 23, 2021