18 U.S.C. § 3052
Powers of Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Director, Associate Director, Assistant to the Director, Assistant Directors, inspectors, and agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the Department of Justice may carry firearms, serve warrants and subpoenas issued under the authority of the United States and make arrests without warrant for any offense against the United States committed in their presence, or for any felony cognizable under the laws of the United States if they have reasonable grounds to believe that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing such felony.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 111
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1948–2025 · leading case: Payton v. New York, 445 U.S. 573 (1980).
Payton v. New York, 445 U.S. 573 (1980). “Under 18 U. S. C. § 3052 , specified federal agents may "make arrests without warrants for any offense against the United States committed in their presence, or for any felony cognizable under the laws of the United States, if they have reasonable grounds to believe that the…”
United States v. Watson, 423 U.S. 411 (1975). “§ 3053 , and of agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18 U. S. C. § 3052 ; the Drug Enforcement Administration, 84 Stat.”
Atwater v. City of Lago Vista, 532 U.S. 318 (2001). “, 18 U. S. C. § 3052 (Federal Bureau of Investigation agents authorized to "make arrests without warrant for any offense against the United States committed in their presence"); § 3053 (same, for United States marshals and deputies); § 3056(c)(1)(C) (same, for Secret Service…”
Coolidge v. New Hampshire, 403 U.S. 443 (1971). “1008 , as amended, 18 U. S. C. § 3052 ; Act of Sept. 29, 1965, 79 Stat.”
Sibron v. New York, 392 U.S. 40 (1968). “That section authorized agents to "make arrests without warrant for any offense against the United States committed in their presence, or for any felony cognizable under the laws of the United States if they have reasonable grounds to believe that the person to be arrested has…”
United States v. Wallace Jarvis, 560 F.2d 494 (2d Cir. 1977). “In the absence of a valid warrant, we must decide whether Jarvis’ arrest can be upheld without a warrant under 18 U.S.C. § 3052 . 3 The Supreme Court has held that 18 U.”
Commonwealth v. Price, 672 A.2d 280 (Pa. 1996). “18 U.S.C. § 3052 . Accordingly, our recent decision in Leet is inapposite to the instant matter.”
United States v. John Digilio, 538 F.2d 972 (3d Cir. 1976). “18 U.S.C. § 3052 . Henry v. United States, 361 U.”
United States v. Carol E. Adams, 621 F.2d 41 (1st Cir. 1980). “He testified that, in making the arrest, he was relying on statutory authority alone, meaning 18 U.S.C. § 3052 . 5 The police and F.B.I.”
Commonwealth v. Mathis, D., 173 A.3d 699 (Pa. 2017). “The Court considered the relevant statute, 18 U.S.C. § 3052 , which authorizes FBI agents to make warrantless arrests only where there are reasonable grounds to believe a felony is being committed, and determined the agent lacked statutory authority to stop the vehicle and…”
Henry v. United States, 361 U.S. 98 (1959). “18 U. S. C. § 3052 . The statute states the constitutional standard, for it is the command of the Fourth Amendment that no warrants for either searches or arrests shall issue except "upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to…”
United States v. James Edward Gaines, United States of Am. v. Francis Edward Martin, 563 F.2d 1352 (9th Cir. 1977). “THE COMMON APPEALS Under this assignment, we must consider: (1) whether the officers had sufficient founded suspicion to stop the automobile; and (2) whether on questioning immediately following the stop and later identification after appellants had stepped from the automobile,…”
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