# 28 CFR § 600.1: Grounds for appointing a Special Counsel

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-600.1

## Section

- **Citation:** 28 CFR § 600.1
- **Heading:** Grounds for appointing a Special Counsel
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 28—Judicial Administration > CHAPTER VI—OFFICES OF INDEPENDENT COUNSEL, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE > PART 600—GENERAL POWERS OF SPECIAL COUNSEL

## Text

The Attorney General, or in cases in which the Attorney General is recused, the Acting Attorney General, will appoint a Special Counsel when he or she determines that criminal investigation of a person or matter is warranted and—
(a) That investigation or prosecution of that person or matter by a United States Attorney's Office or litigating Division of the Department of Justice would present a conflict of interest for the Department or other extraordinary circumstances; and
(b) That under the circumstances, it would be in the public interest to appoint an outside Special Counsel to assume responsibility for the matter.

## Nearby sections

- [28 CFR § 600.1 § 600.1 Grounds for appointing a Special Counsel.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-600.1.md)
- [28 CFR § 600.2 § 600.2 Alternatives available to the Attorney General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-600.2.md)
- [28 CFR § 600.3 § 600.3 Qualifications of the Special Counsel.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-600.3.md)
- [28 CFR § 600.4 § 600.4 Jurisdiction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-600.4.md)
- [28 CFR § 600.5 § 600.5 Staff.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-600.5.md)
- [28 CFR § 600.6 § 600.6 Powers and authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-600.6.md)
- [28 CFR § 600.7 § 600.7 Conduct and accountability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-600.7.md)
- [28 CFR § 600.8 § 600.8 Notification and reports by the Special Counsel.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-600.8.md)
- [28 CFR § 600.9 § 600.9 Notification and reports by the Attorney General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-600.9.md)
- [28 CFR § 600.10 § 600.10 No creation of rights.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-600.10.md)
- [28 CFR § 601.1 § 601.1 Jurisdiction of the Independent Counsel: Iran/Contra.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-601.1.md)
- [28 CFR § 602.1 § 602.1 Independent Counsel: In re Franklyn C. Nofziger.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-602.1.md)
- [28 CFR § 603.1 § 603.1 Jurisdiction of the Independent Counsel](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-603.1.md)

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