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28 CFR § 65.20 - General.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t28/s65.20"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "28 CFR § 65.20 - General."
title_number: 28
title_name: "Judicial Administration"
section_number: "65.20"
section_name: "General."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
part_number: "65"
part_name: "EMERGENCY FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "The Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984, Title II, Chap. VI, Div. I, Subdiv. B, Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance, Pub. L. 98-473, 98 Stat. 1837, Oct. 12, 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10501 ); 8 U.S.C. 1101 note; Sec. 610, Pub. L. 102-140, 105 Stat. 832."
regulatory_source: "50 FR 51340, Dec. 16, 1985, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "65"
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# 65.20 General.

The purpose of the Act is to assist state and/or local units of government which are experiencing law enforcement emergencies to respond to those emergencies through the provision of Federal law enforcement assistance. The authority and responsibility for implementation of this section is vested in the Attorney General of the United States.