18 U.S.C. § 4049 Officers and Employees of the Bureau of Prisons Authorized to Carry Oleoresin Capsicum Spray

• Library: United States Statutes
• Edition: 2023 Edition
• Currency: Current through P.L. 118-19 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/06/2023)
• Citation: 18 U.S.C. § 4049

(a) IN GENERAL.-The Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall issue, on a routine basis, oleoresin capsicum spray to-

(1) any officer or employee of the Bureau of Prisons who-

(A) is employed in a prison that is not a minimum or low security prison; and

(B) may respond to an emergency situation in such a prison; and

(2) to such additional officers and employees of prisons as the Director determines appropriate, in accordance with this section.

(b) TRAINING REQUIREMENT.-

(1) IN GENERAL.-In order for an officer or employee of the Bureau of Prisons, including a correctional officer, to be eligible to receive and carry oleoresin capsicum spray pursuant to this section, the officer or employee shall complete a training course before being issued such spray, and annually thereafter, on the use of oleoresin capsicum spray.

(2) TRANSFERABILITY OF TRAINING.-An officer or employee of the Bureau of Prisons who completes a training course pursuant to paragraph (1) and subsequently transfers to employment at a different prison, shall not be required to complete an additional training course solely due such transfer.