5 U.S.C. § 303 — Oaths to witnesses

submitted 60 years ago by Pub. L. 89-554 to r/title-5-GOVERNMENT-ORGANIZATION-AND-EMPLOYEES · 75 words · no verdicts yet

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This law lets certain federal employees put witnesses under oath during investigations. Executive department employees assigned to investigate fraud or misconduct can administer oaths to testifying witnesses. Defense Department employees on investigative duty can do the same for official investigations.

(a) An employee of an Executive department who is lawfully assigned to investigate fraud against the United States, attempted fraud, or misconduct by a federal employee or agent, may put a witness under oath before that witness testifies or gives a deposition in the investigation. (b) A Department of Defense employee lawfully assigned to investigative duties may do the same for witnesses in an official investigation.

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(a)

An employee of an Executive department lawfully assigned to investigate frauds on or attempts to defraud the United States, or irregularity or misconduct of an employee or agent of the United States, may administer an oath to a witness attending to testify or depose in the course of the investigation.

(b)

An employee of the Department of Defense lawfully assigned to investigative duties may administer oaths to witnesses in connection with an official investigation.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 379; Pub. L. 94–213, Feb. 13, 1976, 90 Stat. 179.)

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1966Enacted · Pub. L. 89-554 · 80 Stat. 379
1976Amended · Pub. L. 94-213 · 90 Stat. 179

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 89-554 on 1966-09-06.

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