Section 207.3 - Designation and commissioning(a) A railroad may designate employees to be commissioned by a state authority as railroad police officers to serve in the states in which the railroad owns property.(b) Except as provided by § 207.6 , the designated railroad police officer shall be commissioned by the railroad police officer's state of legal residence or the railroad police officer's state of primary employment.59 FR 6587, Feb. 11, 1994, as amended at 81 FR 88132 , Dec. 7, 2016