Disqualification of officers and employees of the Department of Justice
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/us/usc/t28/s528
Title
28 — Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Chapter
PTII/CH31
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17
Section Text
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The Attorney General shall promulgate rules and regulations which require the disqualification of any officer or employee of the Department of Justice, including a United States attorney or a member of such attorney’s staff, from participation in a particular investigation or prosecution if such participation may result in a personal, financial, or political conflict of interest, or the appearance thereof. Such rules and regulations may provide that a willful violation of any provision thereof shall result in removal from office.
(Added Pub. L. 95–521, title VI, § 603(a), Oct. 26, 1978, 92 Stat. 1874.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective DateSection effective Oct. 26, 1978, see section 604 of Pub. L. 95–521, set out as a note under section 591 of this title.
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