Sec. 566. Powers and duties
- (a) It is the primary role and mission of the United States
Marshals Service to provide for the security and to obey, execute, and enforce
all orders of the United States District Courts, the United States Courts of
Appeals and the Court of International Trade.
- (b) The United States marshal of each district is the
marshal of the district court and of the court of appeals when sitting in that
district, and of the Court of International Trade holding sessions in that
district, and may, in the discretion of the respective courts, be required to
attend any session of court.
- (c) Except as otherwise provided by law or Rule of
Procedure, the United States Marshals Service shall execute all lawful writs,
process, and orders issued under the authority of the United States, and shall
command all necessary assistance to execute its duties.
- (d) Each United States marshal, deputy marshal, and any
other official of the Service as may be designated by the Director may carry
firearms and make arrests without warrant for any offense against the United
States committed in his or her presence, or for any felony cognizable under
the laws of the United States if he or she has reasonable grounds to believe
that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing such felony.
- (e)
- (1) The United States Marshals Service is authorized to -
- (A) provide for the personal protection of Federal
jurists,
court officers, witnesses, and other threatened persons in
the
interests of justice where criminal intimidation impedes on the
functioning of the judicial process or any other official
proceeding; and
(B) investigate such fugitive matters, both within
and outside
the United States, as directed by the Attorney General.
- (2) Nothing in paragraph (1)(B) shall be construed to
interfere with or supersede the authority of other Federal agencies or
bureaus.
- (f) In accordance with procedures established by the
Director, and except for public money deposited under section 2041 of
this title, each United States marshal shall deposit public moneys that the
marshal collects into the Treasury, subject to disbursement by the marshal. At
the end of each accounting period, the earned part of public moneys accruing
to the United States shall be deposited in the Treasury to the credit of the
appropriate receipt accounts.
- (g) Prior to resignation, retirement, or removal from office
-
- (1) a United States marshal shall deliver to the
marshal's
successor all prisoners in his custody and all unserved
process;
and
(2) a deputy marshal shall deliver to the marshal all
process
in the custody of the deputy marshal.
- (h) The United States marshals shall pay such office
expenses of United States Attorneys as may be directed by the Attorney
General.
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