28 U.S.C. § 528
Disqualification of officers and employees of the Department of Justice
- Code
- United States Code
- Title
- 28
- Section
- 528
- Text current through
- Pub. L. 119-111
What does the statute say?
§ 528. Disqualification of officers and employees of the Department of Justice
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 Date
Section 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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