Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureRelease 119-102
§510 Delegation of Authority
Title 28 › PART II — DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE › CHAPTER 31 — THE ATTORNEY GENERAL › § 510
Summary
The Attorney General can sometimes let other officers, employees, or parts of the Department of Justice perform any job, duty, or power that the Attorney General has.
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Title 28, §510
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The Attorney General may from time to time make such provisions as he considers appropriate authorizing the performance by any other officer, employee, or agency of the Department of Justice of any function of the Attorney General.
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Historical and Revision Notes
DerivationU.S. CodeRevised Statutes andStatutes at Large [Uncodified].1950 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 64 Stat. 1261. The words “including any function transferred to the Attorney General by the provisions of this reorganization plan” are omitted as executed and unnecessary as the words “any function of the Attorney General” include the functions transferred to the Attorney General by 1950 Reorg. Plan. No. 2.
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Prior Provisions
A prior section 510, act June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 910, related to clerical assistants and messengers for United States attorneys, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a), and reenactment in section 550 of this title by section 4(c) of Pub. L. 89–554.
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28 U.S.C. § 510
Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102