2013 US Code
Title 28 - Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Part II - DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (§§ 501 - 599B)
Chapter 33 - FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (§§ 531 - 540C)
Section 540 - Investigation of felonious killings of State or local law enforcement officers
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE PART II - DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CHAPTER 33 - FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Sec. 540 - Investigation of felonious killings of State or local law enforcement officers |
| Contains | section 540 |
| Date | 2013 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 100-690, title VII, §7331(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4468. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 102 Stat. 4468 |
| Public Law Reference | Public Law 100-690 |
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The Attorney General and the Federal Bureau of Investigation may investigate felonious killings of officials and employees of a State or political subdivision thereof while engaged in or on account of the performance of official duties relating to the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of an offense against the criminal laws of a State or political subdivision, when such investigation is requested by the head of the agency employing the official or employee killed, and under such guidelines as the Attorney General or his designee may establish.
(Added Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, §7331(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4468.)
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