# Justice Manual § 9-11.330: Consultation With the Criminal Division About Reports Under 18 U.S.C. § 3333

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-11.330

## Section

- **Citation:** Justice Manual § 9-11.330
- **Heading:** Consultation With the Criminal Division About Reports Under 18 U.S.C. § 3333
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Agency guidance
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** DOJ Justice Manual / Title 9: Criminal / 9-11.000 - Grand Jury / Justice Manual § 9-11.330

## Text

If a special grand jury will be considering the issuance of a report under 18 USC § 3333 rather than an indictment; United States Attorneys are requested to notify the Chief of the Violent Crime and Racketeering Section.  When providing such notice, United States Attorneys should indicate why an indictment cannot be found to obviate the issuance of a grand jury report. It should also be explained how the facts developed during a criminal investigation support one of the authorized types of reports. Before any draft report is furnished to the grand jury, it must be submitted to the Chief of the Organized Crime and Gang Section for approval. When a United States Attorney learns that a grand jury is preparing a report which he/she has not requested, he/she should advise the Criminal Division.

It is not clear what remedy the government would have if a court acted wrongly in sealing a special grand jury report and refusing to make it public. The Chief of the Violent Crime and Racketeering Section should be notified promptly if a court finally determines for any reason that a grand jury report is deficient or not proper to be released, so that consideration may be given to the possibility of taking the matter to the court of appeals.

[updated January 2020] [cited in
JM 9-11.101
]

## Nearby sections

- [Justice Manual § 9-11.010 Introduction](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-11.010.md)
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- [Justice Manual § 9-11.121 Venue Limitations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-11.121.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-11.130 Limitation on Naming Persons as Unindicted Co-Conspirators](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-11.130.md)
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- [Justice Manual § 9-11.141 Fair Credit Reporting Act and Grand Jury Subpoenas](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-11.141.md)
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- [Justice Manual § 9-11.150 Subpoenaing Targets of the Investigation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-11.150.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-11.151 Advice of "Rights" of Grand Jury Witnesses](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-11.151.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-11.152 Requests by Subjects and Targets to Testify Before the Grand Jury](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-11.152.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-11.153 Notification of Targets](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-11.153.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-11.154 Advance Assertions of an Intention to Claim the Fifth Amendment Privilege Against Compulsory Self-Incrimination](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-11.154.md)
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