COMMANDANT 5370.1A
Commander, Headquarters Support Command. In the event that the convening
authority is directly involved in a violent event, the authority to convene the CIT will
be elevated following the chain of command.
d.
The CIT does not replace the convening authority's judgment or authority. The CIT
recommends a course of action for the command that the command may accept, reject
or modify.
e.
The Employee Assistance Program Coordinators (EAPC's) on each Work-Life Staff
shall coordinate the location of the CIT meeting, arrange telephone conferencing, if
necessary, notify members and contact the EAP contract clinician for threat
assessment and counseling services.
f.
The EAP contract Clinician assesses the level of threat with the assistance of Coast
Guard Investigative Service (CGIS) when appropriate. The CIT assists the EAP
Clinician by providing the incident information that is available immediately.
Subsequent CIT's may be convened at a later date if warranted by new information.
g.
Commanding Officers and civilian Directors shall consult Coast Guard Legal offices
at the site (or if not available at the site, at the MLC or Headquarters).
h.
Where available, Department of Transportation (DOT/TASC) is the first choice to
provide physical security. In many locations across the country DOT/TASC will
arrange assistance from Federal Protection Service.
i.
Punitive Provisions: Section 930, Title 18, United States Code (18 U.S.C. 930),
prohibits unauthorized possession, or attempted possession, of firearms and other
dangerous weapons in federal facilities. 18 U.S.C. 930 defines a dangerous weapon
as "a weapon, device, instrument, material or substance, animate or inanimate, that is
used for, or is readily capable of, causing death or serious bodily injury, excluding a
pocket knife with a blade of less than 2 inches in length." Violators of 18 U.S.C.
930 are subject to fine, and/or imprisonment for up to one year (five years if the
possessor intends to use the weapon to commit a crime). 18 U.S.C. 930 is applicable
to all persons who enter a federal facility regardless of whether they are military
personnel or civilians. The term "federal facility" means a building or part thereof
owned or leased by the federal government, where federal employees are regularly
present for the purpose of performing their official duties. Notices of the provisions
of subsection (a) and (b) of 18 U.S.C. 930 shall be posted conspicuously at each
public entrance to each federal facility. Military members may be punished under
Article 134, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. 934, for violations of 18 U.S.C. 930.
The following provisions are punitive general regulations, applicable to all personnel
subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) without further
implementation. A violation of these provisions is punishable in accordance with the
UCMJ:
(1)
In addition to the restrictions in 18 U.S.C. 930, Coast Guard military personnel
are prohibited, by virtue of this order, from bringing unauthorized firearms and
other dangerous weapons (as defined by 18 U.S.C. 930) onto a federal facility,
government owned or leased vessel, government owned or leased vehicle or any
other area in which Coast Guard or other federal employees are regularly present
for the purpose of performing their official duties. Berthing areas aboard Coast
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