# Justice Manual § 9-139.800: Interference with National Labor Relations Board Agent (29 U.S.C. § 162)

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## Section

- **Citation:** Justice Manual § 9-139.800
- **Heading:** Interference with National Labor Relations Board Agent (29 U.S.C. § 162)
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Agency guidance
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** DOJ Justice Manual / Title 9: Criminal / 9-139.000 - Miscellaneous Labor Statutes / Justice Manual § 9-139.800

## Text

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is the agency of the United States entrusted with primary federal oversight of labor-management disputes in the private sector of the economy outside the railway and airline industries. See 29 U.S.C. § 141, et seq. Under 29 U.S.C. § 162, it is a misdemeanor to willfully resist, prevent, impede or interfere with any member of the NLRB or any of its agents or agencies in the performance of their statutory duties. Investigators and hearing officers of the NLRB are also covered by the general statutes pertaining to assaults on Federal officers. See 18 U.S.C. §§ 111, 1111 to 1114 and 28 C.F.R. 64.2(t) (2018).

[updated January 2020]

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