scope:

PURPOSE

This Instruction:

Establishes policy for the use of deputized State or local law enforcement powers by DoD uniformed law enforcement personnel while on duty consistent with Reference (a) and under the authority of Reference (b).

Provides guidelines for justification of deputized State or local law enforcement powers and the approval process to request those powers.

APPLICABILITY

This Instruction:

Applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as the "DoD Components").

Does not apply to:

Uniformed law enforcement personnel of the National Security Agency's Police Department.

Uniformed law enforcement personnel of the Pentagon Force Protection Agency's Pentagon Police Department.

Special agents of the Defense Criminal Investigative Organizations (DCIOs).

Federal deputization.