Federal · Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure

18 U.S.C. § 925D: Special assistant U.S. attorneys and cross-deputized attorneys

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This statute authorizes appointment of state and local prosecutors and law enforcement as special federal prosecutors and deputies to investigate and prosecute firearms violations in high-violence jurisdictions.

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appoint, in accordance with section 543 of title 28 , qualified State, Tribal, territorial and local prosecutors and qualified attorneys working for the United States government to serve as special assistant United States attorneys for the purpose of prosecuting violations of such paragraphs; and deputize State, Tribal, territorial and local law enforcement officers for the purpose of enhancing the capacity of the agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives in responding to and investigating violations of such paragraphs. identify not fewer than 75 jurisdictions among States, territories and Tribes where there are high rates of firearms violence and threats of firearms violence against intimate partners and other persons protected under paragraphs (8) and (9) of section 922(g) and where local authorities lack the resources to address such violence; make such appointments as described in subsection (a) in jurisdictions where enhanced enforcement of such paragraphs is necessary to reduce firearms homicide and injury rates; and each Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; and each District Office of the United States Attorneys. For purposes of this section, the term “qualified” means, with respect to an attorney, that the attorney is a licensed attorney in good standing with any relevant licensing authority.

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