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U.S. Code, Title 42, the Public Health and Welfare
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General SummaryThe U.S. Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. While every effort has been made to ensure that this reproduction of the Code is accurate, those using it for legal purposes should verify their results against the printed version of the Code available through the Government Printing Office.
§ 2000aa–11. Guidelines for Federal Officers and Employees
(a) Procedures to obtain documentary evidence; protection of certain privacy interests
The Attorney General shall, within six months of October 13, 1980, issue guidelines for the procedures to be employed by any Federal officer or employee, in connection with the investigation or prosecution of an offense, to obtain documentary materials in the private possession of a person when the person is not reasonably believed to be a suspect in such offense or related by blood or marriage to such a suspect, and when the materials sought are not contraband or the fruits or instrumentalities of an offense. The Attorney General shall incorporate in such guidelines—
(1) a recognition of the personal privacy interests of the person in possession of such documentary materials;
(2) a requirement that the least intrusive method or means of obtaining such materials be used which do not substantially jeopardize the availability or usefulness of the materials sought to be obtained;
(3) a recognition of special concern for privacy interests in cases in which a search or seizure for such documents would intrude upon a known confidential relationship such as that which may exist between clergyman and parishioner; lawyer and client; or doctor and patient; and
(4) a requirement that an application for a warrant to conduct a search governed by this subchapter be approved by an attorney for the government, except that in an emergency situation the application may be approved by another appropriate supervisory official if within 24 hours of such emergency the appropriate United States Attorney is notified.
(b) Use of search warrants; reports to Congress
The Attorney General shall collect and compile information on, and report annually to the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the use of search warrants by Federal officers and employees for documentary materials described in subsection (a)(3) of this section.
(Pub. L. 96–440, title II, § 201, Oct. 13, 1980, 94 Stat. 1882.)
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"U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", "§ 2000aa– 11. Guidelines for Federal Officers and Employees," U.S. Code, Title 42, the Public Health and Welfare in U.S. Code, Title 42, the Public Health and Welfare (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 2002), Original Sources, accessed July 18, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=UJ8C13P4MI5Z5IF.
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"U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel". "§ 2000aa– 11. Guidelines for Federal Officers and Employees." U.S. Code, Title 42, the Public Health and Welfare, in U.S. Code, Title 42, the Public Health and Welfare, Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office, 2002, Original Sources. 18 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=UJ8C13P4MI5Z5IF.
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"U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", '§ 2000aa– 11. Guidelines for Federal Officers and Employees' in U.S. Code, Title 42, the Public Health and Welfare. cited in 2002, U.S. Code, Title 42, the Public Health and Welfare, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.. Original Sources, retrieved 18 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=UJ8C13P4MI5Z5IF.
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