Extraterritorial Effect of the Posse Comitatus Act

Extraterritorial Effect of the Posse Comitatus Act The Posse Comitatus Act does not apply outside the territory o f the United States. Although som e language in Department o f Defense regulations suggests that certain restric­ tions on the use o f military assistance apply outside the land area o f the United States, the better view is to read those regulations consistently with provisions in the underly­ ing statute, passed subsequently to the Posse Comitatus Act, stating that no limitations beyond those im posed by the Posse Comitatus A ct were intended to be enacted. November 3, 1989 M e…