Marine Corps Criminal Offense Reporting and Disposition Policy

1. WITHIN THW MARINE CORPS, THE PROVOST MARSHAL (PM)
IS THE INSTALLATION COMMANDER'S SENIOR UNIFORMED LAW ENFORCMENT
REPRESENTATIVE AND AS A SPECIAL STAFF OFFICER, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE OPERATION OF THE PROVOST MARSHAL'S OFFICE (PMO). THE PM IS
CHARGED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR, AND AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE THE
FOLLOWING MISSIONS:
A. CONDUCT LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS
B. CONDUCT CRIMINAL AND TRAFFIC ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS
C. PROVIDE POLICE COMMUNITY SERVICES
2. WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, THE NAVAL CRIMINAL
INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE (NCIS) HAS PRIMARY JUSIDICTION TO CONDUCT
INVESTIGATIONS INTO ALL ACTUAL, SUSPECTED, OR ALLEGED FELONY-LEVEL
OFFENSES. A FELONY-LEVEL OFFENSE IS DEFINED AS AN OFFENSE
PUNISHABLE UNDER THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE BY CONFINEMENT
FOR A TERM OF MORE THAN ONE YEAR, OR SIMILARLY FRAMED FEDERAL
STATUTES, STATE, LOCAL OR FOREIGN LAWS OR REGULATIONS.
3. MARINE CORPS POLICY IS AS FOLLOWS: COMMANDING OFFICERS ARE
REQUIRED TO REPORT ALL ACTUAL, SUSPECTED OR ALLEGED CRIMINAL OFENSES
TO THE PMO. THE PMO WILL REFER TO NCIS THOSE CRIMINAL OFFENSES
UNDER THEIR (NCIS) JURISDICTION.
4. AT MARINE CORPS INSTALLATIONS, THE LOCAL NCIS OFFICE MAY DEFER
CERTAIN FELONY-LEVEL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS TO THE PMO'S CID, BASED
ON INFORMAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE NCIS SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE AND
THE INSTALLATION PMO.
5. VICTIMS/WITNESSES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO CONTINUE TO REPORT
SUCH CRIMINAL OFFENSES DIRECTLY TO ANY MILITARY AUTHORITY. ANYONE
IN THE MARINE CORPS WHO OBTAINS KNOWLEDGE OF A POSSIBLE SEXUAL
ASSAULT THAT HAS NOT YET BEEN REPORTED SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONTACT
THEIR COMMANDING OFFICER OR PMO.
6. THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY HAS RECENTLY BEEN UNDER CONGRESSIONAL
SCRUTINY WHILE RESPONDING TO SIGNIFICANT REQUESTS FOR DATA
ASSOCIATED WITH SEXUAL ASSAULTS WITHIN THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.
SEXUAL ASSAULTS BY THEIR FELONY NATURE ROUTINELY COME UNDER THE
EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF NCIS AND ARE REQUIRED TO IMMEDIATELY BE
REFERRED TO NCIS FOR APPROPRIATE INVESTIGATION. SEXUAL ASSAULT
OFFENSES INCLUDE: RAPE, ATTEMPTED RAPE, SODOMY, ASSAULT WITH THE
INTENT TO COMMIT RAPE OR SODOMY, AND INDECENT ASSAULT.
7. WITH REGARD TO DATA INPUT ON CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE MATTERS, PMO
(CID) AND NCIS WILL CONTINUE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR COLLECTING AND
INPUTTING DISPOSITION DATA ON FELONY-LEVEL CRIMINAL OFFENSES. PMO
(CID) WILL COLLECT AND INPUT SUCH DATA ON INVESTIGATIONS IN WHICH
THEY HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE LEAD, WHILE NCIS WILL COLLECT AND INPUT
DATA ON THOSE INVESTIGATIONS UNDER NCIS COGNIZANCE. ALL CRIME DATA
REPORTED TO PMO AND NCIS WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE CONSOLIDATED LAW
ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS CENTER (CLEOC). REPORTING REQUIREMENTS BY
COMMANDS ARE NOT COMPLETE UNTIL FINAL SUBJECT DISPOSITION
INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY (NCIS/CID)
THAT CONDUCTED THE INVESTIGATION. COMMANDING OFFICERS ARE DIRECTED
TO PROVIDE TO PMO OR NCIS THE DISPOSITION OF EACH CRIMINAL OFFENSE
UNDER THEIR COGNIZANCE IMMEDIATELY UPON COMPLETION OF ADJUDICATIVE
OR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION.