# Justice Manual § 5-11.110: Declinations

> Federal · Agency guidance · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S5-11.110

## Section

- **Citation:** Justice Manual § 5-11.110
- **Heading:** Declinations
- **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 § 5-11.110

## Text

When either a United States Attorney's Office for the district in which the crime is alleged to have occurred or ECS declines a felony case, the declining office will promptly advise the other of that action. If either office writes a substantive memorandum to the file or to the investigative agency regarding the declination, that office will promptly provide a copy of the declination memorandum to the other office. Nothing in
JM 5-11.104
is intended to limit ECS' authority to prosecute a case declined by a United States Attorney's Office after consultation with that office, nor shall these provisions limit the authority of a United States Attorney's Office to prosecute a case that ECS has declined for reasons that ECS advises do not involve policy considerations.

[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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