---
kind: "section"
citation: "10 C.F.R. § 820.72"
title: "10"
number: "820.72"
heading: "Referral to the Attorney General."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/10/820.72"
---

# §820.72. Referral to the Attorney General.


If there is reason to believe a criminal violation of the Act or the DOE Nuclear Safety Requirements has occurred, DOE may refer the matter to the Attorney General of the United States for investigation or prosecution.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2201; 2282(a); 7191; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; 50 U.S.C. 2410.

### Source

Source: 58 FR 43692, Aug. 17, 1993, unless otherwise noted.