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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 561. United States Marshals Service
(a) There is hereby established a United States Marshals Service
as a bureau within the Department of Justice under the authority
and direction of the Attorney General. There shall be at the head
of the United States Marshals Service (hereafter in this chapter
referred to as the "Service") a Director who shall be appointed by
the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(b) The Director of the United States Marshals Service (hereafter
in this chapter referred to as the "Director") shall, in addition
to the powers and duties set forth in this chapter, exercise such
other functions as may be delegated by the Attorney General.
(c) The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, a United States marshal for each judicial
district of the United States and for the Superior Court of the
District of Columbia, except that any marshal appointed for the
Northern Mariana Islands may at the same time serve as marshal in
another judicial district. Each United States marshal shall be an
official of the Service and shall serve under the direction of the
Director.
(d) Each marshal shall be appointed for a term of four years. A
marshal shall, unless that marshal has resigned or been removed by
the President, continue to perform the duties of that office after
the end of that 4-year term until a successor is appointed and
qualifies.
(e) The Director shall designate places within a judicial
district for the official station and offices of each marshal. Each
marshal shall reside within the district for which such marshal is
appointed, except that -
(1) the marshal for the District of Columbia, for the Superior
Court of the District of Columbia, and for the Southern District
of New York may reside within 20 miles of the district for which
the marshal is appointed; and
(2) any marshal appointed for the Northern Mariana Islands who
at the same time is serving as marshal in another district may
reside in such other district.
(f) The Director is authorized to appoint and fix the
compensation of such employees as are necessary to carry out the
powers and duties of the Service and may designate such employees
as law enforcement officers in accordance with such policies and
procedures as the Director shall establish pursuant to the
applicable provisions of title 5 and regulations issued thereunder.
(g) The Director shall supervise and direct the United States
Marshals Service in the performance of its duties.
(h) The Director may administer oaths and may take affirmations
of officials and employees of the Service, but shall not demand or
accept any fee or compensation therefor.
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