6 CFR § 115.166 - Protection of detainees from contact with alleged abusers.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t6/s115.166"
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title: "6 CFR § 115.166 - Protection of detainees from contact with alleged abusers."
title_number: 6
title_name: "Domestic Security"
section_number: "115.166"
section_name: "Protection of detainees from contact with alleged abusers."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY"
part_number: "115"
part_name: "SEXUAL ABUSE AND ASSAULT PREVENTION STANDARDS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301, 552, 552a; 8 U.S.C. 1103, 1182, 1223, 1224, 1225, 1226, 1227, 1228, 1231, 1251, 1253, 1255, 1330, 1362; 18 U.S.C. 4002, 4013(c)(4); Pub. L. 107-296, 116 Stat. 2135 (6 U.S.C. 101, ); 8 CFR part 2."
regulatory_source: "79 FR 13165, Mar. 7, 2014, unless otherwise noted."
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# 115.166 Protection of detainees from contact with alleged abusers.

Agency management shall consider whether any staff, contractor, or volunteer alleged to have perpetrated sexual abuse should be removed from duties requiring detainee contact pending the outcome of an investigation, and shall do so if the seriousness and plausibility of the allegation make removal appropriate.