§ 207.2 Definitions.
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Railroad police officer(a) means a peace officer who is commissioned in his or her state of legal residence or state of primary employment and directly employed by or contracted by a railroad to enforce state laws for the protection of railroad property, personnel, passengers, and/or cargo.
Commissioned(b) means that a state official has certified or otherwise designated a railroad employee as qualified under the licensing requirements of that state to act as a railroad police officer in that state.
Property(c) means rights-of-way, easements, appurtenant property, equipment, cargo, facilities, and buildings and other structures owned, leased, operated, maintained, or transported by a railroad.
[59 FR 6587, Feb. 11, 1994, as amended at 81 FR 88132, Dec. 7, 2016]
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