40 USC § 5103 - Restrictions on public use of United States Capitol Grounds

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title: "40 USC § 5103 - Restrictions on public use of United States Capitol Grounds"
title_number: 40
title_name: "PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS"
section_number: "5103"
section_name: "Restrictions on public use of United States Capitol Grounds"
chapter_number: 51
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "UNITED STATES CAPITOL"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1176.)"
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# § 5103. Restrictions on public use of United States Capitol Grounds

Public travel in, and occupancy of, the United States Capitol Grounds is restricted to the roads, walks, and places prepared for that purpose.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1176.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 5103 | 40:193b. | July 31, 1946, ch. 707, § 2, 60 Stat. 718. |

The words “by flagging, paving, or otherwise” are omitted as unnecessary.