Notification of Department of Defense (DoD) Related Fatalities Due to Domestic Violence or Child Abuse
This MARADMIN establishes reporting procedures for DOD-related fatalities resulting from domestic violence or child abuse. It designates the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) as the official reporting component to the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, and requires commanders to report all qualifying fatalities to both NCIS and the Family Advocacy Program within 24 hours of notification.
Issued: December 9, 2005
1. REFERENCE A REQUIRES INSTALLATION FAMILY ADVOCACY PROGRAM MANAGERS TO REPORT FATALITIES KNOWN OR SUSPECTED TO RESULT FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR CHILD ABUSE TO HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS (HQMC), PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION (MRRO), BY FAX OR ELECTRONICALLY WITHIN 24 HOURS OF NOTIFICATION. 2. IN ADDITION TO THIS REPORTING REQUIREMENT AND PER REFERENCE B, THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (DON) HAS DESIGNATED THE NAVAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE (NCIS) AS THE OFFICIAL REPORTING COMPONENT FOR DOD-RELATED FATALITIES DUE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR CHILD ABUSE TO THE DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MILITARY & FAMILY POLICY (DUSD(MC&FP). 3. THE DOD DEFINITIONS FOR THE TYPE OF FATALITIES FALLING UNDER THIS GUIDANCE ARE INCLUDED IN ATTACHMENT 1 TO REFERENCE B, WHICH CAN BE VIEWED IN ITS ENTIRETY AT WWW.USMC-MCCS.ORG/VICTIMADV/ DOMESTIC/FATALITY_NOTIFICATION.PDF. 4. COMMANDERS MUST REPORT ALL FATALITIES MEETING THE CRITERIA NOTED IN THE REFERENCES TO THE COGNIZANT NCIS OFFICE AND FAMILY ADVOCACY PROGRAM. FOR INDEPENDENT DUTY STATIONS, THE REGIONAL NCIS OFFICE CAN BE LOCATED BY CALLING 202-433-9418 OR 202-433-9490.