MAY 15 2002
COMDTINST 5520.5E
personnel and must be confined to a Coast Guard ship or facility, and to misdemeanor non-
UCMJ offenses committed on a Coast Guard facility.
d. This policy shall not in any way restrict the duties of assigned base police or hinder the law
enforcement functions of authorized personnel. Their responsibility is to execute appropriate
procedures on suspicion or discovery of any criminal offense,
such as preventing the escape or loss of identity of suspected offenders; preserving crime scenes
and the integrity of physical evidence; effecting preliminary on scene
inquiries; providing investigative assistance under the operational direction of CGIS; or any other
actions which, in the judgment of the responsible commander, are necessary for the immediate
preservation of good order and discipline.
10. CONTACTING CGIS AND REQUESTING INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE.
a. Normal Working Hours. Enclosure (1) lists the contact numbers for all CGIS offices located in
the continental U.S., Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Alaska during normal working hours.
b. After Hours. All Coast Guard Area and District Command Centers maintain a list of contact
telephone numbers for CGIS duty personnel for after-hours contact.
c. Requesting Investigative Assistance. In addition to mandatory reporting requirements contained
in this Instruction, commands may request CGIS investigative assistance into other incidents of
actual, alleged, or suspected misconduct or criminal activity involving Coast Guard personnel or
occurring on Coast Guard controlled facilities as necessary. In order to ensure that appropriate
Coast Guard authority is aware of official requests for CGIS investigative assistance, only the
following levels of command may request CGIS investigative assistance. Those units not having
authority to request CGIS investigative assistance as listed below must forward requests for such
investigative assistance via their chain of command for approval.
(1) At the Unit level: Commanding officers and group commanders or their designees. This
includes commanding officers of Headquarters units.
(2) At the District level: Branch or division chiefs, or higher authority, for District staff
elements, and any District unit or Headquarters unit within the geographical boundaries of
the District.
(3) At the Area level: Area and MLC Commanders, branch or division chiefs for Area/MLC
staff elements, and any Area/MLC units in which they exercise administrative/operational
control.
(4) At the Headquarters level: Assistant Commandants, Chief Counsel, Chief of Staff, or
higher authority or their designees with respect to their divisions and Headquarters units
they sponsor.
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