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Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-110

§8750 Special Agents of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service: Authority to Execute Warrants and Make Arrests

Title 10 › Subtitle C — Navy and Marine Corps › PART IV — GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 871 — CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES › § 8750

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of the Navy can let certain Navy civilian special agents serve warrants, deliver other legal papers, and arrest people without a warrant, using the same powers given to agents of the Defense Criminal Investigative Service. This applies to NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service) agents who handle Navy criminal investigations, and they must follow rules set by the Secretary of the Navy and approved by the Secretary of Defense and the Attorney General.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §8750

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(a)Authority.—
The Secretary of the Navy may authorize any Department of the Navy civilian employee described in subsection (b) to have the same authority to execute and serve warrants and other processes issued under the authority of the United States and to make arrests without a warrant as may be authorized under section 1585a of this title for special agents of the Defense Criminal Investigative Service.
(b)Agents To Have Authority.—
Subsection (a) applies to any employee of the Department of the Navy who is a special agent of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (or any successor to that service) whose duties include conducting, supervising, or coordinating investigations of criminal activity in programs and operations of the Department of the Navy.
(c)Guidelines for Exercise of Authority.—
The authority provided under subsection (a) shall be exercised in accordance with guidelines prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy and approved by the Secretary of Defense and the Attorney General and any other applicable guidelines prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of Defense, or the Attorney General.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 8750 was renumbered section 9280 of this title.

Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 7480 of this title as this section.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of

Amendments

and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 8750

Title 10, Armed Forces

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110