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Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-110

§9377 Civilian Special Agents of the Office of Special Investigations: Authority to Execute Warrants and Make Arrests

Title 10 › Subtitle D — Air Force and Space Force › PART II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 947 — CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES › § 9377

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of the Air Force can give certain civilian special agents the power to serve federal warrants and similar court papers and to arrest people without a warrant, like some other Defense investigators have. This applies to Air Force Office of Special Investigations special agents who investigate crimes in Air Force programs and operations. They must follow rules set by the Secretary of the Air Force and approved by the Secretary of Defense and the Attorney General, plus any other applicable rules.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §9377

Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Authority.—
The Secretary of the Air Force may authorize any Department of the Air Force 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 Air Force who is a special agent of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (or a successor to that office) whose duties include conducting, supervising, or coordinating investigations of criminal activity in programs and operations of the Department of the Air Force.
(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 Air Force and approved by the Secretary of Defense and the Attorney General and any other applicable guidelines prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force, the Secretary of Defense, or the Attorney General.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 9027 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.

Reference

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 9377

Title 10, Armed Forces

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110