# Justice Manual § 9-69.430: Unlawful Flight to Avoid Custody or Confinement After Conviction

> Federal · Agency guidance · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-69.430

## Section

- **Citation:** Justice Manual § 9-69.430
- **Heading:** Unlawful Flight to Avoid Custody or Confinement After Conviction
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Agency guidance
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** DOJ Justice Manual / Title 9: Criminal / 9-69.000 - Protection Of Government Processes / Justice Manual § 9-69.430

## Text

Selective handling by United States Attorneys will obviate indiscriminate use of the Fugitive Felon Act to locate parolees who have simply failed to report to the parole board or failed to notify the parole board of a change of address.

[updated January 2020]

## Nearby sections

- [Justice Manual § 9-69.010 Introduction](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-69.010.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-69.100 Protection of Government Processes—Obstruction of Justice](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-69.100.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-69.200 Perjury and False Declarations Before Grand Jury or Court—Prosecution Policy](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-69.200.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-69.300 Prison Offenses (18 U.S.C. § § 1791-1793)](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-69.300.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-69.400 Fugitive Felon Act—18 U.S.C. § 1073](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-69.400.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-69.420 Prerequisites to Issuance of Federal Complaint in Aid of States](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-69.420.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-69.421 Parental Kidnapping](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-69.421.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-69.422 Unlawful Flight Warrants for Juvenile Offenders](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-69.422.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-69.430 Unlawful Flight to Avoid Custody or Confinement After Conviction](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-69.430.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-69.440 Unlawful Flight to Avoid Giving Testimony](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-69.440.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-69.460 Federal Information; Indictment; Removal —Approval Required](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-69.460.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-69.502 Escape from Custody Resulting from Conviction (18 U.S.C. § § 751 and 752)—Prosecution Policy](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-69.502.md)

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