Implementation

Each United States Attorney and responsible Assistant Attorney General should establish internal office procedures to ensure:

That prosecutorial decisions are made at an appropriate level of responsibility, and are made consistent with these principles; and

That serious, unjustified departures from the principles set forth herein are followed by such remedial action, including the imposition of disciplinary sanctions or other measures, when warranted, as deemed appropriate.

Comment.

One purpose of such procedures should be to ensure consistency in the decisions within each office by regularizing the decision-making process so that decisions are made at the appropriate level of responsibility. A second purpose, equally important, is to provide appropriate remedies for serious, unjustified departures from sound prosecutorial principles. The United States Attorney or Assistant Attorney General may also wish to establish internal procedures for appropriate review and documentation of decisions.

[updated June 2023]