§ 150.1 Diplomatic Agent-Level Immunity.

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Title 22—Foreign Relations > CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF STATE > SUBCHAPTER P—DIPLOMATIC PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES > PART 150—DIPLOMATIC AGENT-LEVEL IMMUNITY

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Diplomatic Agent-Level Immunity refers to the complete immunity from the criminal jurisdiction of the United States and to comprehensive immunity from the civil and administrative jurisdiction of the United States, and is enjoyed by:

(a) Foreign individuals accredited to the United States as “diplomatic agents” under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, and the family members forming part of their households;

(b) Foreign individuals accredited to the United States as administrative and technical staff or service staff of diplomatic missions, or as consular officers of consular missions, and the family members forming part of their households, representing a foreign government with which the United States has an international agreement for the enhancement of immunity of those individuals to diplomatic agent-level immunity; and

(c) Certain other foreign officials and representatives as determined by the Department of State.

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