[Title 28 CFR K]
[Code of Federal Regulations (annual edition) - July 1, 2002 Edition]
[Title 28 - JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION]
[Chapter I - DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE]
[Part 0 - ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE]
[Subpart K - Criminal Division]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]
28JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION12002-07-012002-07-01falseCriminal DivisionKSubpart KJUDICIAL ADMINISTRATIONDEPARTMENT OF JUSTICEORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Subpart K--Criminal Division
Sec. 0.55 General functions.
The following functions are assigned to and shall be conducted,
handled, or supervised by, the Assistant Attorney General, Criminal
Division:
(a) Prosecutions for Federal crimes not otherwise specifically
assigned.
(b) Cases involving criminal frauds against the United States except
cases assigned to the Antitrust Division by Sec. 0.40(a) involving
conspiracy to defraud the Federal Government by violation of the
antitrust laws, and tax fraud cases assigned to the Tax Division by
subpart N of this part.
(c) All criminal and civil litigation under the Controlled
Substances Act, 84 Stat. 1242, and the Controlled Substances Import and
Export Act, 84 Stat. 1285 (titles II and III of the Comprehensive Drug
Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970).
(d) Civil or criminal forfeiture or civil penalty actions (including
petitions for remission or mitigation of forfeitures and civil
penalties, offers in compromise, and related proceedings) under the
Federal Aviation Act of 1958, the Contraband Transportation Act, the
Copyrights Act, the customs laws (except those assigned to the Civil
Division which involve sections 592, 704(i)(2) or 734(i)(2) of the
Tariff Act of 1930), the Export Control Act of 1949, the Federal Alcohol
Administration Act, the Federal Seed Act, the Gold Reserve Act of 1934,
the Hours of Service Act, the Animal Welfare Act, the Immigration and
Nationality Act (except civil penalty actions and petitions and offers
related thereto), the neutrality laws, laws relating to cigarettes,
liquor, narcotics and dangerous drugs, other controlled substances,
gambling, war materials, pre-Colombian artifacts, coinage, and firearms,
locomotive inspection (45 U.S.C. 22, 23, 28-34), the Organized Crime
Control Act of 1970, prison-made goods (18 U.S.C. 1761-1762), the Safety
Appliance Act, standard barrels (15 U.S.C. 231-242), the Sugar Act of
1948, and the Twenty-Eight Hour Law.
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(e) Subject to the provisions of subpart Y of this part,
consideration, acceptance, or rejection of offers in compromise of
criminal and tax liability under the laws relating to liquor, narcotics
and dangerous drugs, gambling, and firearms, in cases in which the
criminal liability remains unresolved.
(f) All criminal litigation and related investigations and inquiries
pursuant to all the power and authority of the Attorney General to
enforce the Immigration and Nationality Act and all other laws relating
to the immigration and naturalization of aliens; all advice to the
Attorney General with respect to the exercise of his parole authority
under 8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5) concerning aliens who are excludable under 8
U.S.C. 1182(a)(23), (28), (29), or (33); and all civil litigation with
respect to the individuals identified in 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(33),
1251(a)(19).
(g) Coordination of enforcement activities directed against
organized crime and racketeering.
(h) Enforcement of the Act of January 2, 1951, 64 Stat. 1134, as
amended by the Gambling Devices Act of 1962, 76 Stat. 1075, 15 U.S.C.
1171 et seq., including registration thereunder. (See also 28 CFR 3.2)
(i) All civil proceedings seeking exclusively equitable relief
against Criminal Division activities including criminal investigations,
prosecutions and other criminal justice activities (including without
limitation, applications for writs of habeas corpus not challenging
exclusion, deportation or detention under the immigration laws and coram
nobis), except that any proceeding may be conducted, handled, or
supervised by another division by agreement between the head of such
division and the Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal
Division.
(j) International extradition proceedings.
(k) Relation of military to civil authority with respect to criminal
matters affecting both.
(l) All criminal matters arising under the Labor-Management
Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 519).
(m) Enforcement of the following-described provisions of the United
States Code--
(1) Sections 591 through 593 and sections 595 through 612 of title
18, U.S. Code, relating to elections and political activities;
(2) Sections 241, 242, and 594 of title 18, and sections 1973i and
1973j of title 42, U.S. Code, insofar as they relate to voting and
election matters not involving discrimination or intimidation on grounds
of race or color, and section 245(b)(1) of title 18 U.S. Code, insofar
as it relates to matters not involving discrimination or intimidation on
grounds of race, color, religion, or national origin;
(3) Section 245(b)(3) of title 18, U.S. Code, pertaining to forcible
interference with persons engaged in business during a riot or civil
disorder; and
(4) Sections 241 through 256 of title 2, U.S. Code (Federal Corrupt
Practices Act). (See Sec. 0.50(a).)
(n) Civil actions arising under 39 U.S.C. 3010, 3011 (Postal
Reorganization Act).
(o) Resolving questions that arise as to Federal prisoners held in
custody by Federal officers or in Federal prisons, commitments of
mentally defective defendants and juvenile delinquents, validity and
construction of sentences, probation, and parole.
(p) Supervision of matters arising under the Escape and Rescue Act
(18 U.S.C. 751, 752), the Fugitive Felon Act (18 U.S.C. 1072, 1073), and
the Obstruction of Justice Statute (18 U.S.C. 1503).
(q) Supervision of matters arising under the Bail Reform Act of 1966
(28 U.S.C. 3041-3143, 3146-3152, 3568).
(r) Supervision of matters arising under the Narcotic Addict
Rehabilitation Act of 1966 (18 U.S.C. 4251-4255; 28 U.S.C. 2901-2906; 42
U.S.C. 3411-3426, 3441, 3442).
(s) Civil proceedings in which the United States is the plaintiff
filed under the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970, 18 U.S.C. 1963-
1968.
(t) Upon request, certifications under 18 U.S.C. 245.
(u) Exercise of the authority vested in the Attorney General under
10 U.S.C. 374(b)(2)(E) to approve the use of military equipment by
Department of Defense personnel to provide transportation and base of
operations support
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in connection with a civilian law enforcement operation.
[Order No. 423-69, 34 FR 20388, Dec. 31, 1969]
Editorial Note: For Federal Register citations affecting Sec. 0.55,
see the List of Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding Aids
section of the printed volume and on GPO Access.
Sec. 0.56 Exclusive or concurrent jurisdiction.
The Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division is
authorized to determine administratively whether the Federal Government
has exclusive or concurrent jurisdiction over offenses committed upon
lands acquired by the United States, and to consider problems arising
therefrom.
Sec. 0.57 Criminal prosecutions against juveniles.
The Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division
and his Deputy Assistant Attorneys General are each authorized to
exercise the power and authority vested in the Attorney General by
sections 5032 and 5036 of title 18, United States Code, relating to
criminal proceedings against juveniles. The Assistant Attorney General
in charge of the Criminal Division is authorized to redelegate any
function delegated to him under this section to United States Attorneys
and to the Chief of the Section within the Criminal Division which
supervises the implementation of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention Act (18 U.S.C. 5031 et seq.).
[Order No. 579-74, 39 FR 37771, Oct. 24, 1974, as amended by Order No.
894-80, 45 FR 34269, May 22, 1980]
Sec. 0.58 Delegation respecting payment of benefits for disability or death of law enforcement officers not employed by the United States.
The Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division
and his Deputy Assistant Attorneys General are each authorized to
exercise or perform any of the functions or duties conferred upon the
Attorney General by the Act to Compensate Law Enforcement Officers not
Employed by the United States Killed or Injured While Apprehending
Persons Suspected of Committing Federal Crimes (5 U.S.C. 8191, 8192,
8193). The Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division
is authorized to redelegate any function delegated to him under this
section to the Chief of the Section within the Criminal Division which
supervises the implementation of the aforementioned Compensation Act.
[Order No. 1010-83, 48 FR 19023, Apr. 27, 1983]
Sec. 0.59 Certain certifications under 18 U.S.C. 3331 and 3503.
(a) The Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal
Division is authorized to exercise or perform the functions or duties
conferred upon the Attorney General by section 3331 of title 18, United
States Code, to certify that in his judgment a special grand jury is
necessary in any judicial district of the United States because of
criminal activity within such district.
(b) The Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal
Division and his Deputy Assistant Attorney Generals are each authorized
to exercise or perform the functions or duties conferred upon the
Attorney General by section 3503 of title 18, United States Code, to
certify that the legal proceeding, in which a motion to take testimony
by deposition is made, is against a person who is believed to have
participated in an organized criminal activity, where the subject matter
of the case or proceeding in which the motion is sought is within the
cognizance of the Criminal Division pursuant to Sec. 0.55, or is not
within the cognizance of the Civil Rights Division.
[Order No. 452-71, 36 FR 2601, Feb. 9, 1971, as amended by Order No.
511-73, 38 FR 8152, March 29, 1973]
Sec. 0.61 Functions relating to internal security.
The following functions are assigned to and shall be conducted,
handled, or supervised by, the Assistant Attorney General, Criminal
Division:
(a) Enforcement of all criminal laws relating to subversive
activities and kindred offenses directed against the internal security
of the United States, including the laws relating to treason,
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sabotage, espionage, and sedition; enforcement of the Foreign Assets
Control Regulations issued under the Trading With the Enemy Act (31 CFR
500.101 et seq.); criminal prosecutions under the Atomic Energy Act of
1954, the Smith Act, the neutrality laws, the Arms Export Control Act,
the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1523) relating to offenses
involving the security control of air traffic, and 18 U.S.C. 799; and
criminal prosecutions for offenses, such as perjury and false
statements, arising out of offenses relating to national security.
(b) Administration and enforcement of the Foreign Agents
Registration Act of 1938, as amended; the act of August 1, 1956, 70
Stat. 899 (50 U.S.C. 851-857), including the determination in writing
that the registration of any person coming within the purview of the act
would not be in the interest of national security; and the Voorhis Act.
(c) Administration and enforcement of the Internal Security Act of
1950, as amended.
(d) Civil proceedings seeking exclusively equitable relief against
laws, investigations or administrative actions designed to protect the
national security (including without limitation personnel security
programs and the foreign assets control program).
(e) Interpretation of Executive Order 10450 of April 27, 1953, as
amended, and advising other departments and agencies in connection with
the administration of the Federal employees security program, including
the designation of organizations as required by the order; the
interpretation of Executive Order 10501 of November 5, 1953, as amended,
and of regulations issued thereunder in accordance with section 11 of
that order; and the interpretation of Executive Order 10865 of February
20, 1960.
(f) Libels and civil penalty actions (including petitions for
remission or mitigation of civil penalties and forfeitures, offers in
compromise and related proceedings) arising out of violations of the
Trading with the Enemy Act, the neutrality statutes and the Arms Export
Control Act.
(g) Enforcement and administration of the provisions of 2 U.S.C.
441e relating to contributions by foreign nationals.
(h) Enforcement and administration of the provisions of 18 U.S.C.
219, relating to officers and employees of the United States acting as
agents of foreign principals.
(i) Criminal matters arising under the Military Selective Service
Act of 1967.
[Order No. 423-69, 34 FR 20388, Dec. 31, 1969, as amended by Order No.
451-71, 36 FR 1251, Jan. 27, 1971; Order No. 511-73, 38 FR 8152, Mar.
29, 1973; Order No. 673-76, 41 FR 54176, Dec. 13, 1976; Order No. 960-
81, 46 FR 52345, Oct. 27, 1981]
Sec. 0.62 Representative capacities.
The Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division
shall:
(a) Be a member and serve as Chairman of the committee which
represents the Department of Justice in the development and
implementation of plans for exchanging visits between the Iron Curtain
countries and the United States and have authority to designate an
alternate to serve on such committee.
(b) Provide Department of Justice representation on the
Interdepartmental Committee on Internal Security.
[Order No. 423-69, 34 FR 20388, Dec. 31, 1969, as amended by Order No.
511-73, 38 FR 8152, Mar. 29, 1973]
Sec. 0.63 Delegation respecting admission and naturalization of certain aliens.
(a) The Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal
Division and the Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division,
are each authorized to exercise the power and authority vested in the
Attorney General by section 7 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of
1949, as amended, 50 U.S.C. 403h, with respect to entry of certain
aliens into the United States for permanent residence.
(b) The Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal
Division and the Deputy Assistant Attorneys General, Criminal Division,
are each authorized to exercise the power and authority vested in the
Attorney General by section 316(f) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act, 8 U.S.C. 1427(f), with respect to the naturalization of certain
foreign intelligence sources.
[Order No. 1556-92, 57 FR 1643, Jan. 15, 1992]
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Sec. 0.64 Certifications under 18 U.S.C. 3503.
The Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division
and his Deputy Assistant Attorney Generals are each authorized to
exercise or perform the functions or duties conferred upon the Attorney
General by section 3503 of title 18, United States Code, to certify that
the legal proceeding, in which a motion to take testimony by deposition
is made, is against a person who is believed to have participated in an
organized criminal activity, where the subject matter of the case or
proceeding in which the motion is sought is within the cognizance of the
Criminal Division pursuant to Sec. 0.61.
[Order No. 452-71, 36 FR 2601, Feb. 9, 1971, as amended by Order No.
511-73, 38 FR 8152, Mar. 29, 1973]
Sec. 0.64-1 Central or Competent Authority under treaties and executive agreements on mutual assistance in criminal matters.
The Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division
shall have the authority and perform the functions of the ``Central
Authority'' or ``Competent Authority'' (or like designation) under
treaties and executive agreements between the United States of America
and other countries on mutual assistance in criminal matters which
designate the Attorney General or the Department of Justice as such
authority. The Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, is
authorized to redelegate this authority to the Deputy Assistant
Attorneys General, Criminal Division, and to the Director and Deputy
Directors of the Office of International Affairs, Criminal Division.
[Order 918-80, 45 FR 79758, Dec. 2, 1980, as amended by Order 1274-88,
53 FR 21997, June 13, 1988; Order 1906-94, 59 FR 41242, Aug. 11, 1994]
Sec. 0.64-2 Delegation respecting transfer of offenders to or from foreign countries.
The Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division is
authorized to exercise all of the power and authority vested in the
Attorney General under section 4102 of title 18, U.S. Code, which has
not been delegated to the Director of the Bureau of Prisons under 28 CFR
0.96b, including specifically the authority to find the transfer of
offenders to or from a foreign country under a treaty as referred to in
Public Law 95-144 appropriate or inappropriate. The Assistant Attorney
General in charge of the Criminal Division is authorized to redelegate
this authority to his Deputy Assistant Attorneys General, the Director
of the Office of Enforcement Operations, and the Senior Associate
Director and Associate Directors of the Office of Enforcement
Operations.
[Order No. 872-80, 45 FR 6541, Jan. 29, 1980, as amended by Order 1265-
88, 53 FR 10871, Apr. 4, 1988; Order No. 2147-98, 63 FR 20534, Apr. 27,
1998]
Sec. 0.64-3 Delegation respecting designation of certain Department of Agriculture employees (Tick Inspectors) to carry and use firearms.
The Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division is
authorized to exercise all the power and authority vested in the
Attorney General under section 2274 of title 7, U.S. Code, concerning
the designation of certain Department of Agriculture employees (Tick
Inspectors) to carry and use firearms. This delegation includes the
power and authority to issue, with the Department of Agriculture, joint
rules and regulations pertaining to the carrying and use of such
firearms, which would, when promulgated, supersede the existing
regulations pertaining to the carrying and use of firearms by Tick
Inspectors, promulgated by the Attorney General and contained in
Attorney General's Order No. 1059-84. The Assistant Attorney General in
charge of the Criminal Division is authorized to redelegate all of this
authority under section 2274 to his Deputy Assistant Attorneys General
and appropriate Office Directors and Section Chiefs.
[Order No. 1064-84, 49 FR 35934, Sept. 13, 1984]
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Sec. 0.64-4 Delegation respecting temporary transfers, in custody of certain prisoner-witnesses from a foreign country to the United States to testify in
Federal or State criminal proceedings.
The Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division is
authorized to exercise all of the power and authority vested in the
Attorney General under 18 U.S.C. 3508 which has not been delegated to
the Director of the United States Marshals Service under 28 CFR 0.111a,
including specifically the authority to determine whether and under what
circumstances temporary transfer of a prisoner-witness to the United
States is appropriate or inappropriate; to determine the point at which
the witness should be returned to the transferring country; and to enter
into appropriate agreements with the transferring country regarding the
terms and conditions of the transfer. The Assistant Attorney General in
charge of the Criminal Division is authorized to redelegate this
authority to the Deputy Assistant Attorneys General, Criminal Division,
and to the Director and Deputy Directors of the Office of International
Affairs, Criminal Division.
[Order 1913-94, 59 FR 46551, Sept. 9, 1994]
Sec. 0.64-5 Policy with regard to bringing charges under the Economic Espionage Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-294, effective October 11, 1996.
The United States may not file a charge under the Economic Espionage
Act of 1996 (EEA), Pub. L. 104-294, 110 Stat. 3488, 18 U.S.C. 1831 et
seq., effective October 11, 1996, or use a violation of the EEA as a
predicate offense under any other law, without the personal approval of
the Attorney General, the Deputy Attorney General, or the Assistant
Attorney General of the Criminal Division (or the Acting official in
each of these positions if a position is filled by an Acting Official).
Violations of this regulation are appropriately sanctionable and will be
reported by the Attorney General to the Senate and House Judiciary
Committees. Responsibility for reviewing proposed charges under the EEA
rests with the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section,
Criminal Division, which will consult with the Internal Security
Section, Criminal Division, in cases involving charges under 18 U.S.C.
1831. This regulation shall remain in effect until October 11, 2001.
[Order No. 2130-97, 62 FR 63453, Dec. 1, 1997]
Appendix to Subpart K of Part 0
Criminal Division
[Directive 8-75]
Editorial Note: Criminal Division Directive 8-75, was superseded by
Criminal Division Directive 58, appearing at 44 FR 18661, Mar. 29, 1979.
[Directive 58]
Delegation Respecting Denial of Information Requests
The Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division,
hereby, delegates pursuant to 28 CFR 16.5(b) (as amended March 1, 1975)
and 28 CFR 16.45(a), his authority under those sections to deny a
request for information under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) or 5 U.S.C. 552a to the
Director and Associate Director of the Office of Legal Support Services
of the Criminal Division and to the Deputy Assistant Attorney General of
the Criminal Division who supervises that Office. The Director,
Associate Director, or Deputy Assistant Attorney General making the
denial shall be the ``person responsible for the denial,'' within the
meaning of 5 U.S.C. 552(a).
[Directive No. 73]
Redelegation of Authority to Deputy Assistant Attorneys General and
Director of the Office of International Affairs Respecting Transfer of
Offenders to and From Foreign Countries
By virtue of the authority vested in me by Sec. 0.64 -2 of title 28
of the Code of Federal Regulations, the authority delegated to me by
that section to exercise all of the power and authority vested in the
Attorney General under Section 4102 of title 18, U.S. Code, which has
not been delegated to the Director of the Bureau of Prisons, including
specifically the authority to find the transfer of offenders to or from
a foreign country under a treaty as referred to in Public Law 95-44
appropriate or inappropriate, is hereby redelegated to each of the
Deputy Assistant Attorneys General and the Director of the Office of
International Affairs of the Criminal Division.
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[Directive No. 81A]
Redelegation of Authority to Deputy Assistant Attorneys General and
Director and Deputy Directors of the Office of International Affairs
Regarding Authority To Act as Central Authority or Competent Authority
Under Treaties and Executive Agreements on Mutual Assistance in Criminal
Matters
By virtue of the authority vested in me by Sec. 0.64-1 of title 28
of the Code of Federal Regulations, the Authority delegated to me by
that section to exercise all of the power and authority vested in the
Attorney General under treaties and executive agreements on mutual
assistance in criminal matters is hereby redelegated to each of the
Deputy Assistant Attorneys General, to the Director of the Office of
International Affairs and to each of the Deputy Directors of the Office
of International Affairs, Criminal Division.
[Directive No. 81B]
Redelegation of Authority to Deputy Assistant Attorneys General and
Director and Deputy Directors of the Office of International Affairs
Respecting Temporary Transfers, in Custody, of Certain Prisoner-
Witnesses from a Foreign Country to the United States .
By virtue of the authority vested in me by 28 CFR 0.64-4, the
authority delegated to me by that section to exercise all of the power
and authority vested in the Attorney General under section 3508 of title
18, United States Code, which has not been delegated to the Director,
United States Marshals Service under 28 CFR 0.111a, is hereby
redelegated to each of the Deputy Assistant Attorneys General, and to
the Director and each of the Deputy Directors of the Office
International Affairs, Criminal Division.
[44 FR 18661, Mar. 29, 1979, as amended at 45 FR 6541, Jan. 29, 1980; 48
FR 54595, Dec. 6, 1983; 59 FR 42161, Aug. 17, 1994; 59 FR 46550, Sept.
9, 1994]
Subpart L [Reserved]