§ 26.5. Attendance at or participation in executions by Department of Justice personnel.
138 words·~1 min read·
/us/cfr/t28/s§ 26.5·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
No officer or employee of the Department of Justice or a State department of corrections, or any employee providing services to those departments under contract, shall be required, as a condition of that employment or contractual obligation, to be in attendance at or to participate in any execution if such attendance or participation is contrary to the moral or religious convictions of the officer or employee, or, if the employee is a medical professional, if the employee considers such participation or attendance contrary to medical ethics.
For purposes of this section, the term "participation" includes personal preparation of the condemned individual and the apparatus used for execution and supervision of the activities of other personnel in carrying out such activities. \[57 FR 4901, Jan. 19, 1993, as amended by Order No. 4911-2020, 85 FR 75854, Nov. 27, 2020\]
Connections2 cite this
Cited by 2 sections
Citation graph
cites case law
§ 26.5
Attendance at or participation in executions by Department of Justice personnel.
Fed. Reg.×2
Cites 0Cited by 2 across 1 source