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34 U.S.C. § 41503

Fugitive Apprehension Task Forces

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(a) In general

The Attorney General shall, upon consultation with appropriate Department of Justice and Department of the Treasury law enforcement components, establish permanent Fugitive Apprehension Task Forces consisting of Federal, State, and local law enforcement authorities in designated regions of the United States, to be directed and coordinated by the United States Marshals Service, for the purpose of locating and apprehending fugitives.

(b) Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General for the United States Marshals Service to carry out the provisions of this section $30,000,000 for the fiscal year 2001, $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2003, and $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.

(c) Other existing applicable law

Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit any existing authority under any other provision of Federal or State law for law enforcement agencies to locate or apprehend fugitives through task forces or any other means.

(Pub. L. 106–544, § 6, Dec. 19, 2000, 114 Stat. 2718; Pub. L. 110–177, title V, § 507, Jan. 7, 2008, 121 Stat. 2543.)Editorial NotesCodification

Section was formerly classified as a note under section 566 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Amendments

2008—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 110–177 struck out “and” after “fiscal year 2002,” and inserted before period at end “, and $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012”.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 20 cases (18 in the last 5 years), 2018–2026 · leading case: Logsdon v. United States Marshal Serv., 91 F.4th 1352 (10th Cir. 2024).
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Logsdon v. United States Marshal Serv., 91 F.4th 1352 (10th Cir. 2024). “See 34 U.S.C. § 41503 (a). And it has the authority (which was exercised in this case) to federally deputize officers from other jurisdictions to perform the functions of a Deputy U.”
Monteria Najuda Robinson v. William Sauls, 102 F.4th 1337 (11th Cir. 2024). · cites it 2× “2715, 2718–19; 34 U.S.C. § 41503 (a) (providing for the establishment of “permanent Fugitive Apprehension Task Forces consisting of Federal, State, and local law enforcement authorities in designated regions of the United States, to be directed and coordinated by the United…”
United States v. Donnell Artis, 919 F.3d 1123 (9th Cir. 2019). “See 34 U.S.C. § 41503 (a). Agent Carlson set out to find the two men, both of whom were believed to be in or around Oakland, California.”
Evy Orellana v. Deputy United States Marshal Ryan Godec, 145 F.4th 516 (4th Cir. 2025). · cites it 3× “” 34 U.S.C. § 41503 (a). These joint task forces give us two more reasons to pause.”
McLeod v. United States, No. 1:20-cv-00595 (S.D. Ala. Dec. 14, 2021). · cites it 2× “Next, Defendants rely on 34 U.S.C. § 41503 , authorizing the Attorney General to “establish permanent Fugitive Apprehension Task Forces consisting of Federal, State, and local law enforcement authorities in designated regions of the United States, to be directed and coordinated…”
State of Georgia v. Heinze, 637 F. Supp. 3d 1316 (N.D. Ga. 2022). · cites it 2× “” 34 U.S.C. § 41503 (a). A separate statute authorizes USMS officers to “investigate such fugitive matters, both within and outside the United States, as directed by the Attorney General.”
James v. City of Rochester, 673 F. Supp. 3d 279 (W.D.N.Y. 2023). · cites it 2× “” 34 U.S.C. § 41503 (a). Of particular relevance here, 5 U.”
Deavers v. Martin, 629 F. Supp. 3d 389 (S.D. W. Va. 2022). · cites it 2× “See also 34 U.S.C. § 41503 (a) (“The Attorney General shall, .”
United States v. Abasi Akeem Smith, No. 17-11976 (11th Cir. July 26, 2018). “See 34 U.S.C. § 41503 (a). 2 Case: 17-11976 Date Filed: 07/26/2018 Page: 3 of 16 whom was Corporal Randolph Hovland.”
Williams v. Dep't of Just., No. 2023-0401 (D.D.C. June 6, 2024). “§ 4086 ; 34 U.S.C. § 41503 ; 28 C.F.R. § 0.111 ; Fed.”
Fairchild v. Cundiff, No. 1:23-cv-01972, 2024 WL 1328885 (N.D. Ill. Mar. 28, 2024). “See 34 U.S.C. § 41503 (a). Overall, Inspector Cundiff did not operate “under the same legal mandate as the officers in Bivens—the enforcement of federal drug laws,” nor was he “the same kind of line-level federal narcotics officer as the defendant-officers in Bivens.”
Frazier v. Wineinger, No. 8:18-cv-00160 (D. Neb. Mar. 15, 2021). “In this case, the only persons a claim for “bystander liability” could apply to were USMS Task Force members who (1) are treated as federal actors for purposes of any federal tort liability law under 34 U.S.C. § 41503 (a) and 5 U.S.C. §3374 (c), and (2) acted under color of…”
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