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DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PRIVILEGES AND
IMMUNITIES FROM CRIMINAL JURISDICTION

LAW ENFORCEMENT ASPECTS SUMMARY

Enter Residence Issued
Arrested Subpoenaed Recognized
Category Subject to Ordinary Traffic Prosecuted?
or Detained? as Witness? Family Member?
Procedures? Citation? 41
No—for official acts. Official acts immunity. No immunity
International Organization Staff 3 Yes Yes Yes Yes, in all other cases. Consult Dept. of State. or inviolability.
International Organizations Diplomatic-Level Staff of Missions No 1 No Yes No No (full immunity and inviolability).
Same as sponsor
to International Organizations
No—for official acts.
Support Staff of Missions
to International Organizations Yes Yes Yes Yes, in all other cases. Official acts immunity. No immunity or inviolability.
Consult Dept. of State.
Same as sponsor
Diplomatic Agent No 1 No Yes No No
(full immunity and inviolability).
Diplomatic Member of Administrative No 1 No Yes No No (full immunity and inviolability).
Same as sponsor
and Technical Staff

Service Staff 2 Yes Yes Yes Yes Official acts immunity. No immunity or inviolability.
Consult Dept. of State.

No, except in the case of a felony and No—for official acts. Official acts immunity.
Career Consular Officers 2 pursuant to a warrant. Yes 4 Yes Testimony may not be Consult Dept. of State. No immunity or inviolability.
compelled in any case.
Consular Honorary Consular Officers Yes Yes Yes Yes, in all other cases. Official acts immunity. No immunity or inviolability.
No—for official acts.
Consult Dept. of State.

No—for official acts. Official acts immunity.
Consular Employees 2 Yes Yes Yes No immunity or inviolability.
Yes, in all other cases. Consult Dept. of State.
Immunity from criminal jurisdiction,
TECRO Designated Employee No No Yes No No arrest, and detention.
TECRO/TECO TECO Head/Deputy Head No, except in the case of a felony and Yes Yes Yes, in all other cases. Official acts immunity. No immunity or inviolability.
No—for official acts.
pursuant to a warrant.
Consult AIT.
TECO Designated Employee Yes Yes Yes No—for official acts. Official acts immunity. No immunity or inviolability.
Yes, in all other cases. Consult AIT.

Diplomatic Security Command Center Consular Notification Immunity Issues
Direct questions or inquiries to the Assistance with consular notification Contact the Office of Foreign Missions:
Diplomatic Security Command Center. procedures following the arrest or
detention of a foreign national. Business hours: 202-895-3521
Call: 571-345-3146 After-hours: 571–345–3146
Toll free: 1-866-217-2089 Business hours: 202–485–7703 Toll-free: 1-866-217-2089
After-hours: 202–647–1512
Available 24 hours daily Email: consnot@state.gov Send all citations/reports to
OFMDMVEnforcement@state.gov or
via fax to 202-895-3646.
Revised August 2018