For the purpose of interpreting
these regulations, the following terms and meanings apply:
(A) Law enforcement officer. A person employed by the Board who has been designated by the Board,
or a person employed by a Reserve Bank who has been designated by
that Reserve Bank, to act as a law enforcement officer subject to
the requirements of section 11(q) of the Federal Reserve Act and these
regulations.
(B) Law
enforcement unit. Any division or office within the Federal Reserve
that employs law enforcement officers.
(C) Law enforcement manager. A person employed
and designated by the Board or employed by a Reserve Bank and designated
by its president to oversee one or more law enforcement units.
(D) Law enforcement activities. Law enforcement activities mean any activities related to protecting
and safeguarding the premises, grounds, property, or personnel of
the Board, or any Reserve Bank, and operations conducted by or on
behalf of the Board or a Reserve Bank. As used herein and throughout
these regulations, the term “personnel of the Board” shall include
members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
(E) On duty. A law
enforcement officer shall be considered on duty if that law enforcement officer
is engaged in the performance of law enforcement activities as defined
herein.
(F) Reasonable
belief. Facts and circumstances, including reasonable inferences
drawn therefrom, including information learned from other law enforcement
officers, known to the law enforcement officer at the time, that would
give a reasonable law enforcement officer probable cause to believe
that the point at issue is true. The reasonableness of a belief or
decision shall be viewed from the perspective of the law enforcement
officer on the scene, who may often be forced to make split-second
decisions in circumstances that are tense, unpredictable, and rapidly
evolving. Reasonableness is not to be viewed from the calm vantage
point of hindsight.
