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Carjacking—18 U.S.C. §  2119

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DOJ Justice Manual › Title 9: Criminal › 9-60.000 - Protection Of The Individual › Justice Manual § 9-60.1000

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has been tasked with the authority to investigate violations of the carjacking statute (18 U.S.C. §  2119). The Violent Crime and Racketeering Section has supervisory authority for the carjacking statute.

[updated January 2020]

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