---
kind: "section"
citation: "28 C.F.R. § 0.29c"
title: "28"
number: "0.29c"
heading: "Reporting allegations of employee misconduct."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/28/0.29c"
---

# §0.29c. Reporting allegations of employee misconduct.

- (a) **Reporting to the OIG.** Evidence and non-frivolous allegations of criminal wrongdoing or serious administrative misconduct by Department employees shall be reported to the OIG, or to a supervisor or a Department component's internal affairs office for referral to the OIG, except as provided in [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section.
- (b) **Reporting to the Department's Office of Professional Responsibility (DOJ-OPR).** Employees shall report to DOJ-OPR evidence and non-frivolous allegations of serious misconduct by Department attorneys that relate to the exercise of their authority to investigate, litigate, or provide legal advice. Employees shall also report to DOJ-OPR evidence and non-frivolous allegations of serious misconduct by Department law enforcement personnel that are related to allegations of misconduct by a Department attorney that relate to the exercise of the attorney's authority to investigate, litigate, or provide legal advice.
- (c) **Reporting to the Drug Enforcement Administration Office of Professional Responsibility (DEA-OPR).** Evidence and non-frivolous allegations of serious misconduct by employees of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) shall be reported by the OIG to the Drug Enforcement Administration Office of Professional Responsibility (DEA-OPR) or to the Deputy Attorney General.
- (d) **Reporting to the Federal Bureau of Investigation Office of Professional Responsibility (FBI-OPR).** Evidence and non-frivolous allegations of serious misconduct by employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) shall be reported by the OIG to the FBI-OPR except as provided in [§ 0.29d](/cfr/28/0.29d.md) of this subpart, or to the Deputy Attorney General.

## Notes

### Amendments

[Order No. 2167-98, 63 FR 36847, July 8, 1998, as amended by Order No. 2492-2001, 66 FR 37903, July 20, 2001]

### Source

Source: Order No. 2167-98, 63 FR 36847, July 8, 1998, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 28 U.S.C. 509, 510, 515-519.

### Source

Source: Order No. 423-69, 34 FR 20388, Dec. 31, 1969, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[Order No. 2167-98, 63 FR 36847, July 8, 1998, as amended by Order No. 2492-2001, 66 FR 37903, July 20, 2001]