Section 1203b.103 - Arrest authority(a) NASA security force personnel may exercise arrest authority, provided that:(1) They have graduated from an accredited training course (see § 1203b.102(a)); and(2) They have been certified in writing by the Assistant Administrator for Protective Services, or designee, as specifically authorized to exercise arrest authority.(b) The authority of NASA security force personnel to make a warrantless arrest is subject to the following conditions:(1) The arresting officer must be guarding and protecting property owned or leased by, or under the control of, the United States under the administration and control of NASA or one of its contractors or subcontractors, at facilities owned by or contracted to NASA; and(2) The person to be arrested has committed in the arresting officer's presence an offense against the United States Government, NASA, or a NASA contractor; or(3) The arresting officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing any felony cognizable under the laws of the United States.(c) The Office of the General Counsel, NASA Headquarters, or the Center Chief Counsel's Office, as appropriate, shall provide guidance as to the applicability of these regulations.57 FR 4926, Feb. 11, 1992, as amended at 78 FR 5125 , Jan. 24, 2013