United States Park Police [USPP] Law and Legal Definition
The United States Park Police (USPP) is a federal law enforcement agency in the U.S. with responsibilities and jurisdiction in National Park Service areas primarily located in the Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and New York City areas and certain other government lands. Functions of the Park Police include normal crime prevention, investigation, and apprehension functions of an urban police force.
The Park Police is also responsible for policing many of the famous monuments in the U.S. and share law enforcement jurisdiction in all lands administered by the Service with a force of National Park Rangers tasked with the same law enforcement powers and responsibilities. It also provides protection for the President and visiting dignitaries.
Legal Definition list
- United States Park Police [USPP]
- United States Pacific Command [USPACOM]
- United States Office of Special Counsel (OSC)
- United States Oceanborne Trade
- United States Northern Command [USNORTHCOM]
- United States Parole Commission
- United States Person
- United States Postal Employee
- United States Postal Inspection Service
- United States Postal Service
- United States Presidential Nominating Convention
Related Legal Terms
- Accompanying the Armed Forces outside the United States
- Accompanying the Federal Government Outside the United States
- Administration of Estates
- Administrative Conference of the United States
- Administrative Office of the United States Courts (AO)
- Agency of the United States
- Ally of Enemy of the United States
- Alternate Side Parking
- Amusement Park
- Baron Parke's Rule
