32 CFR § 1290.4 - Definitions.

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title: "32 CFR § 1290.4 - Definitions."
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title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "1290.4"
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chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY"
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subchapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS"
part_number: "1290"
part_name: "PREPARING AND PROCESSING MINOR OFFENSES AND VIOLATION NOTICES REFERRED TO U.S. DISTRICT COURTS"
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authority: "Department of Defense Instruction 6055.4; 18 U.S.C. 13, 3401, and 3402."
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# 1290.4 Definitions.

For the purpose of this part 1290 the following definitions apply:

This part 1290 supersedes part 1290 April 26, 1972.

(a) *Law Enforcement Personnel.* Persons authorized by the Head of the PLFA to direct, regulate, control traffic; to make apprehensions or arrests for violations of traffic regulations; or to issue citations or tickets. Personnel so designated will include the Command Security Officer and all other personnel in 080, 083, 085, or 1800 series positions.

(b) *Minor Federal Offenses.* Those offenses for which the authorized penalty does not exceed imprisonment for a period of 1 year, or a fine of not more than $1000, or both (18 U.S.C. 3401f).

(c) *Petty Federal Offenses.* Those offenses for which the authorized penalty does not exceed imprisonment for a period of 6 months or a fine of not more than $500, or both (18 U.S.C. 1(3)).

A petty offense is a type of minor offense.

(d) *Violation Notice.* DD Form 1805, Violation Notice, which will be used to refer all petty offenses to the U.S. Magistrate/District Courts for disposition.

A complaint, made under oath on forms provided by the magistrate, is the prescribed form for charging minor offenses other than petty offenses.