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Legal Handbook for FBI Special Agents — Part 1

138 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: Aug 20, 2003 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Legal Handbook for FBI Special Agents · 128 pages OCR'd
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ESI es MTR ike VM 08/20/03 Table of Contents 08:58 58 _ 9 SECTION 0 FOREWORD AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING THIS HANDBOOK 0-1 FOREWORD AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING THIS HANDBOOK 1 SECTION 1 PROBABLE CAUSE DEFINITION RELEVANT INFORMATION APPLICATION OF THE STANDARD SOURCES OF FACTS COMMUNICATING THE FACTS REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF COMPLAINTS AND AFFIDAVITS PREPARATION GUIDELINES FOR PROBABLE CAUSE STATEMENT DELETED SECTION 2 AFFIDAVITS AND COMPLAINTS BACKGROUND DELETED DELETED DELETED DELETED MOVED TO APPENDIX 8-1 DELETED DELETED SECTION 3 ARREST ISSUANCE OF ARREST WARRANTS CRIMINAL LIABILITY-ESCAPE ARREST WITH WARRANT ARREST WITHOUT WARRANT PROMPT APPEARANCE BEFORE MAGISTRATE (See 7-16 and USE OF FORCE (See MIOG, Part 2, 11-1.1 ) ' MANNER OF ENTRY (See 5-2.1 and MIOG, Part 2, SEARCH INCIDENTAL TO ARREST MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR ARRESTEES (See MIOG, Part 2, 0 FOREIGN NATIONALS (See MIOG, Part II, 11-2.3.3.) 1 ARRESTS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES (See MIOG, Part II, -12 DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY (See 5-11.) 3-13 NEWS MEDIA MEMBERS (See MAOP, Part II, 5-7.1 and MIOG, 3-14 ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL 3-15 SERVICE OF SUBPOENAS 3-16 ARREST OF JUVENILES (See MIOG, Part 2, 4-1.1.} 4. SECTION 4. INVESTIGATIVE DETENTION 1 IN GENERAL 2 DETENTION 3 LIMITED SEARCH FOR WEAPONS 4 OTHER APPLICATION OF DETENTION AUTHORITY 5 SECTION 5 SEARCH AND SEIZURE IN GENERAL (See 8-3.2 and MIOG, Part 1, Section 91-9, SEARCH UNDER SEARCH WARRANT INTRODUCTION EXCEPTIONS TO THE SEARCH WARRANT SEARCH BY CONSENT EMERGENCY SEARCHES (See Appendix, 4-1.) SEARCH INCIDENTAL TO ARREST (See 3-8 and MIOG, Part MOTOR VEHICLE EXCEPTION (Formerly 5-7 1) INVENTORY SEARCHES MARKING EVIDENCE FOR IDENTIFICATION (Formerly 5-8) SEARCHES BY U § CUSTOMS SERVICE (Formerly 5-9) DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY (Formerly 5-10) | t4 Pre PRREPHPP EE a | OAKU AWE Phitrrray N trtcria tere OSO~AIHMNb WwoE 1 NNNNN NN Bod w& riaide we trues An bkWh Pp Viita vrrted HPP wo.) WWWWWW Ww www Piuvde Wul ul frbteterta F t NNO Bw 1 aa Hho @ Fo AQananwnuw ‘
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