28 U.S.C. § 540
Investigation of felonious killings of State or local law enforcement officers
United States · Title 28 — JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective
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- 28 U.S.C. § 540, Investigation of felonious killings of State or local law enforcement officers, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/465003
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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.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally