§ 526. — Authority of the Attorney General to investigate United States attorneys, marshals, and trustees, clerks of court, and others.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 28USC526]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART II--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
CHAPTER 31--THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Sec. 526. Authority of Attorney General to investigate United
States attorneys, marshals, trustees, clerks of court, and
others
(a) The Attorney General may investigate the official acts, records,
and accounts of--
(1) the United States attorneys, marshals, trustees, including
trustees in cases under title 11; and
(2) at the request and on behalf of the Director of the
Administrative Office of the United States Courts, the clerks of the
United States courts and of the district court of the Virgin
Islands, probation officers, United States magistrate judges, and
court reporters;
for which purpose all the official papers, records, dockets, and
accounts of these officers, without exception, may be examined by agents
of the Attorney General at any time.
(b) Appropriations for the examination of judicial officers are
available for carrying out this section.
(Added Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 4(c), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 615; amended
Pub. L. 95-598, title II, Secs. 219(a), (b), 220, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat.
2662; Pub. L. 99-554, title I, Sec. 144(c), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat.
3096; Pub. L. 101-650, title III, Sec. 321, Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat.
5117; Pub. L. 107-273, div. B, title IV, Sec. 4003(b)(2), Nov. 2, 2002,
116 Stat. 1811.)
Historical and Revision Notes
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Revised Statutes and
Derivation U.S. Code Statutes at Large
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5 U.S.C. 341b. July 28, 1950, ch.
503, Sec. 4, 64
Stat. 380.
......................... July 7, 1958, Pub. L.
85-508, Sec. 12(q),
72 Stat. 349.
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In subsection (b), the words ``now or hereafter'' and ``the
provisions of'' are omitted as unnecessary.
Codification
Pub. L. 95-598, title IV, Sec. 408(c), Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2687,
as amended by Pub. L. 98-166, title II, Sec. 200, Nov. 28, 1983, 97
Stat. 1081; Pub. L. 98-353, title III, Sec. 323, July 10, 1984, 98 Stat.
358; Pub. L. 99-429, Sept. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 985; Pub. L. 99-500,
Sec. 101(b) [title II, Sec. 200], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783-39,
1783-45, and Pub. L. 99-591, Sec. 101(b) [title II, Sec. 200], Oct. 30,
1986, 100 Stat. 3341-39, 3341-45; Pub. L. 99-554, title III,
Sec. 307(a), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3125, provided for the deletion of
any references to United States Trustees in this title at a prospective
date, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99-554, title III, Sec. 307(b), Oct.
27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3125.
Amendments
2002--Pub. L. 107-273, Sec. 4003(b)(2)(A), struck out ``and'' before
``trustees'' in section catchline.
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 107-273, Sec. 4003(b)(2)(B), substituted
``marshals,'' for ``marshals,,''.
1986--Pub. L. 99-554, Sec. 144(c)(1), substituted ``trustees'' for
``trustee'' in section catchline.
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 99-554, Sec. 144(c)(2)(A), inserted
reference to trustees in cases under title 11.
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 99-554, Sec. 144(c)(2)(B), struck out
references to courts of the Canal Zone and trustees in cases under title
11.
1978--Pub. L. 95-598, Sec. 219(b), substituted ``marshals, and
trustee'' for ``and marshals'' in section catchline.
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 95-518, Sec. 219(a), substituted ``marshals,
and trustees'' for ``and marshals''.
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 95-598, Sec. 220, substituted ``officers,
trustees in cases under title 11'' for ``officers, referees, trustees
and receivers in bankruptcy'' and ``magistrates'' for ``commissioners''.
Change of Name
``United States magistrate judges'' substituted for ``United States
magistrates'' in subsec. (a)(2) pursuant to section 321 of Pub. L. 101-
650, set out as a note under section 631 of this title.
Effective Date of 1986 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 99-554 effective 30 days after Oct. 27, 1986,
see section 302(a) of Pub. L. 99-554, set out as a note under section
581 of this title.
Effective Date of 1978 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 95-598 effective Oct. 1, 1979, see section
402(c) of Pub. L. 95-598, set out as an Effective Date note preceding
section 101 of Title 11, Bankruptcy.
