# Justice Manual § 9-23.140: Authority to Initiate Immunity Requests

> Federal · Agency guidance · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-23.140

## Section

- **Citation:** Justice Manual § 9-23.140
- **Heading:** Authority to Initiate Immunity Requests
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Agency guidance
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** DOJ Justice Manual / Title 9: Criminal / 9-23.000 - Witness Immunity / Justice Manual § 9-23.140

## Text

Assistant United States Attorneys, with the approval of the United States Attorney or, in his or her absence, a supervisory Assistant United States Attorney, and Department attorneys, with the approval of an appropriate Assistant Attorney General or Deputy Assistant Attorney General of DOJ, may initiate requests to compel testimony under the use immunity statute.

## Nearby sections

- [Justice Manual § 9-23.100 Witness Immunity—Generally](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-23.100.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-23.110 Statutory Authority to Compel Testimony](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-23.110.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-23.130 Approval by Assistant Attorney General to Compel Testimony](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-23.130.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-23.140 Authority to Initiate Immunity Requests](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-23.140.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-23.210 Decision to Request Immunity—The Public Interest](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-23.210.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-23.211 Decision to Request Immunity—Close-Family Exception](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-23.211.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-23.212 Decision to Request Immunity—Conviction Prior to Compulsion](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-23.212.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-23.214 Granting Immunity to Compel Testimony on Behalf of a Defendant](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-23.214.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-23.250 Immunity for the Act of Producing Records](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-23.250.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-23.400 Authorization to Prosecute after Compulsion](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-23.400.md)

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