(a) Each person who has been issued or possesses a TWIC must present the TWIC for inspection upon a request from TSA, the Coast Guard, or other authorized DHS representative; an authorized representative of the National Transportation Safety Board; or a Federal, State, or local law enforcement officer.
(b) Each person who has been issued or who possesses a TWIC must allow his or her TWIC to be read by a reader and must submit his or her reference biometric, such as a fingerprint, and any other required information, such as a PIN, to the reader, upon a request from TSA, the Coast Guard, other authorized DHS representative; or a Federal, State, or local law enforcement officer.
authority: 18 U.S.C. 842,
845;
46 U.S.C. 70105;
49 U.S.C. 114,
5103a,
40113,
and; Pub. L. 108-90 (117 Stat. 1156, Oct. 1, 2003), sec. 520 (
6 U.S.C. 469), as amended by Pub. L. 110-329 (122 Stat. 3689, Sept. 30, 2008) sec. 543 (
6 U.S.C. 469); Pub. L. 110-53 (121 Stat. 266, Aug. 3, 2007) secs. 1402 (
6 U.S.C. 1131), 1405 (
6 U.S.C. 1134), 1408 (
6 U.S.C. 1137), 1413 (
6 U.S.C. 1142), 1414 (
6 U.S.C. 1143), 1501 (
6 U.S.C. 1151), 1512 (
6 U.S.C. 1162), 1517 (
6 U.S.C. 1167), 1522 (
6 U.S.C. 1170), 1531 (
6 U.S.C. 1181), and 1534 (
6 U.S.C. 1184)
source: 85 FR 16499, Mar. 23, 2020, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 49 CFR 1570.303