[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 10, Volume 4]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 10CFR1047.6]



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                            TITLE 10--ENERGY

 

          CHAPTER X--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (GENERAL PROVISIONS)

 

PART 1047_LIMITED ARREST AUTHORITY AND USE OF FORCE BY PROTECTIVE FORCE 

OFFICERS--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 1047.6  Use of physical force when making an arrest.



    (a) When a protective force officer has the right to make an arrest 

as discussed above, the protective force officer may use only that 

physical force which is reasonable and necessary to apprehend and arrest 

the offender; to prevent the escape of the offender; or to defend 

himself or herself or a third person from what the protective force 

officer believes to be the use or threat of imminent use of physical 

force by the offender. It should be noted that verbal abuse alone by the 

offender cannot be the basis under any circumstances for use of physical 

force by a protective force officer.

    (b) Protective force officers shall consult the local DOE Office of 

Chief Counsel and contractor legal counsel, as appropriate, for 

additional guidance on use of physical force in making arrests.