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Justice Manual § 1-6.600
Special Drug Enforcement Authorization
The Drug Enforcement Administration receives unique treatment with respect to authorizing testimony under 28 C.F.R. § 0.103(a), a section of the regulations unaffected by the 1980 amendment to 28 C.F.R. §§ 16.21 et seq. Under Section 0.103(a), the Administrator of DEA may authorize the testimony of DEA officials in response to subpoenas issued by the prosecution in federal, state, or local criminal cases involving controlled substances. 28 C.F.R. § 0.103(a)(3). In addition, the Administrator may release information obtained by DEA and DEA investigative reports to federal, state, and local prosecutors and to state licensing boards engaged in the institution and prosecution of cases before courts and licensing boards related to controlled substances. 28 C.F.R. § 0.103(a)(2). Note that this section only authorizes release to the government side of the covered cases. Any other production of information or testimony by DEA officials is covered by 28 C.F.R. § 16.21 et seq.
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[updated April 2018]
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