28 C.F.R. § 0.29j Law enforcement authority.
Title 28 - Judicial Administration
Special Agents of the OIG are deputized on an annual basis as Deputy United States Marshals at the direction of the Deputy Attorney General and are authorized to: (a) Detect and assist in the prosecution of crimes in violation of the laws of the United States and to conduct such other investigations regarding matters that are within the jurisdiction of the Inspector General; (b) Carry firearms; (c) Seek and execute search and arrest warrants; (d) Arrest without warrant any person committing any offense in the presence of an OIG Special Agent or whom the Agent has reasonable grounds to believe has committed or is committing a felony; (e) Serve legal writs, summons, complaints, and subpoenas issued by the Inspector General or by a Federal grand jury; (f) Receive, transport, and provide safekeeping of arrestees and other persons in the custody of the Attorney General, or detained aliens.
Title 28: Judicial Administration
PART 0—ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Subpart E–4—Office of the Inspector General
§ 0.29j Law enforcement authority.
