# Justice Manual § 5-11.109: Voluntary Dismissals

> Federal · Agency guidance · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S5-11.109

## Section

- **Citation:** Justice Manual § 5-11.109
- **Heading:** Voluntary Dismissals
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Agency guidance
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** DOJ Justice Manual / Title 5: ENRD / 5-11.000 - Environmental Crimes / Justice Manual § 5-11.109

## Text

If a United States Attorney's Office intends to voluntarily dismiss an indictment, information, or complaint in a criminal case involving a felony violation of any of the statutes identified in
JM 5-11.101
, except when a superseding indictment has been returned or an information or a complaint has been filed against the same defendant or when the individual defendant has died, notification of the intent to dismiss shall be provided to ECS so that it is received no later than seven days prior to dismissal. In any case handled exclusively by ECS, the Section shall provide equivalent notice to the United States Attorney's Office if voluntary dismissal is contemplated.

[cited in
JM 5-11.108
]

[updated April 2018]

## Nearby sections

- [Justice Manual § 5-11.101 Categories of Litigation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S5-11.101.md)
- [Justice Manual § 5-11.102 Other Criminal Provisions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S5-11.102.md)
- [Justice Manual § 5-11.103 Notice of Case Initiation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S5-11.103.md)
- [Justice Manual § 5-11.104 Responsibility for Case Development and Prosecution](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S5-11.104.md)
- [Justice Manual § 5-11.105 Community Service Payments in Environmental Crimes Cases](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S5-11.105.md)
- [Justice Manual § 5-11.106 Foreign Vessel Matters; MOTR Protocols](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S5-11.106.md)
- [Justice Manual § 5-11.107 Other ECS Functions: Policy-Making; Support; Exchanging Case Information; Information and Guidance Clearinghouse](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S5-11.107.md)
- [Justice Manual § 5-11.108 Notification of Case Resolutions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S5-11.108.md)
- [Justice Manual § 5-11.109 Voluntary Dismissals](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S5-11.109.md)
- [Justice Manual § 5-11.110 Declinations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S5-11.110.md)
- [Justice Manual § 5-11.111 Staffing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S5-11.111.md)
- [Justice Manual § 5-11.112 Parallel Proceedings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S5-11.112.md)
- [Justice Manual § 5-11.113 Coordination with State Programs](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S5-11.113.md)
- [Justice Manual § 5-11.114 Individual and Corporate Defendants](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S5-11.114.md)

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