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DoJ Numbering System

The Department of Justice (DOJ) duplex-numeric system is a subject-numeric system based on a standard set of numerical codes that are separated by dashes. Its primary numbers referred to as "classes" (AKA Security Classified Classes) are usually identified with Federal laws, an act of Congress or a legal or administrative subject. Its secondary numbers represent the "judicial district" where the case began or to which it may relate. Its tertiary numbers identify each "file" pertaining to a case within a given judicial district.

  • 1 Insecticide and Fungicide
  • 2 Plant Quarantine Act
  • 3 Weeks Forestry Act
  • 4 Prisons Matters
  • 5 Tax-Income and Inheritance
  • 6 Stamping Act
  • 7 Virus Act
  • 8 Migratory Bird Act
  • 9 European War Matters
  • 10 Red Cross
  • 11 War Tax-Amusement and Cigarette
  • 12 Narcotic Act
  • 13 National Defense Act
  • 14 Cotton Future Act
  • 15 Theft from Interstate Commerce
  • 16 Strikes
  • 17 War Risk Insurance
  • 18 Standard Container Act
  • 19 Opinions of the Attorney General
  • 20 Standard Grain Act
  • 21 Food and Drug (Prosecution)
  • 22 Food and Drug (Seizure)
  • 23 Liquor
  • 24 High Cost of Living
  • 25 Military Draft
  • 26 Dyer Act (Automobile theft)
  • 27 Patents
  • 28 Copyrights
  • 29 National Banking Act
  • 30 Quarantine
  • 31 White Slave Act (Mann Act)
  • 32 Federal Building (Space)
  • 33 Federal Building (Site)
  • 34 Lacy Act (Grune)
  • 35 Civil Service Act
  • 36 Mails to Defraud
  • 37 Bonus Overpayment-World War I
  • 38 Naturalization
  • 39 Immigration
  • 40 Passport and Visa
  • 41 Explosives
  • 42 Desertion from Armed Forces of United States, Harboring Such Deserters
  • 43 Illegal Wearing of Uniform
  • 44 Department of Justice (Closed)
  • 45 Crime on the High Seas
  • 46 Fraud against the Government
  • 47 Impersonation of a Federal Officer
  • 48 Postal Violations (Not otherwise classified)
  • 49 Bankruptcy
  • 50 Peonage
  • 51 Offenses against Public Justice/Bribery and Perjury
  • 52 Theft of Government Property
  • 53 Excess Wool Profits (Closed)
  • 54 Customs Violations
  • 55 Counterfeit and Forgery
  • 56 Future Trading Act, Commodity Exchange Act
  • 57 Seed Grain Loans
  • 58 Stockyards and Packers Act
  • 59 Railroads, Transportation, and ICC Acts
  • 60 Antitrust Violations
  • 61 Admiralty Act
  • 62 Obstruction to Navigation and Pollution of Streams
  • 63 Warehouse Act
  • 64 Lottery
  • 65 Motorboat Act
  • 66 Rentals and Leases
  • 67 Bail Bonds and Forfeitures
  • 68 Federal Farm Loan Act
  • 69 Filled Milk Act
  • 70 War Transaction-World War I
  • 71 Neutrality
  • 72 Election Frauds-Hatch Act
  • 73 Oleomargarine Act
  • 74 Title Registration
  • 75 Eight-Hour Law
  • 76 Opinions of the Courts
  • 77 Claims in Favor of the U.S.
  • 78 Tucker Act (Claims against the U.S.)
  • 79 Tick Eradication
  • 80 Fireanns Act, Pennits to Carry Anns
  • 81 Prize Fight Films
  • 82 Communications Act
  • 83 Federal Employees' Compensation and Longshoremen's Act
  • 84 Extortion and Blackmail
  • 85 Produce Agency Act-Illegal Dumping
  • 86 Federal Seed Act (Misbranding)
  • 87 Franking Act
  • 88 Air Traffic Act-Civil Aeronautics
  • 89 Federal Aid Highway Fraud
  • 90 Lands
  • 91 Federal Conservation and Regulation of Resources
  • 92 Naval Stores Act
  • 93 Habeas Corpus (Federal prisoners)
  • 94 Census
  • 95 Miscellaneous Criminal Cases
  • 96 Tobacco Stocks and Standards Act
  • 97 Obscene Literature
  • 98 Meat Inspection and Horsemeat Act
  • 99 Federal Escape Act
  • 100 Miscellaneous Correspondence
  • 101 Mortgage and Lien Foreclosure Act
  • 102 Federal Trade Commission Act
  • 103 Wills, Bequests, Gifts
  • 104 Caustic Poison Act
  • 105 Reconstruction Finance Corporation
  • 106 Agriculture Marketing Act, Agricultural Adjustment Act, Federal Supplies Commodity Act, Federal Crop Insurance Act
  • 107 Perishable Commodity Act (Apple and Pear Export Act)
  • 108 Misuse of Official Insignia
  • 109 Kidnapping-Lindbergh Act
  • 110 Honeybees Act
  • 111 Federal Home Loan Bank
  • 112 Gold Reserve Act
  • 113 Federal Securities Act, Securities, and Exchange Commission
  • 114 National Recovery Act
  • 115 Tennessee Valley Authority
  • 116 Fann Credit Administration (Closed)
  • 117 Public Works Administration, Puerto Rican Reconstruction Loans, Rural Electrification
  • 118 Emergency Conservation Works
  • 119 Federal Emergency Relief Administration
  • 120 Commodity Credit Corporation, International Wheat Agreement
  • 121 Kickback from Public Works Employees
  • 122 National Stolen Property Act
  • 123 Anti-Racketeering Act
  • 124 Railroad Labor Act
  • 125 Killing or Assaulting a Federal Officer
  • 126 Fugitive Felon Act
  • 127 Harboring Felons (Except deserters)
  • 128 Connolly Hot Oil Act
  • 129 Offenses against the President
  • 130 Federal Housing Act
  • 131 Interstate Transportation of Prison-Made Goods
  • 132 Bituminous Coal Conservation Act
  • 133 Public Utility Holding Company Act
  • 134 Labor (Wagner Act)
  • 135 Halibut Act
  • 136 Fann Security, Rural Rehabilitation, and Soil Conservation Loans (Farmers Home Administration)
  • 137 Social Security Act
  • 138 Black Bass Act
  • 139 Interstate Transportation of Strikebreakers
  • 140 Tobacco Inspection Act
  • 141 Merchant Seamen
  • 142 Eviction and Delinquent Rentals
  • 143 Fair Labor Standards Act
  • 144 Civil Rights
  • 145 Federal Service
  • 146 World War II (Subversive activities and other matters)
  • 147 Food Stamp Act
  • 148 War Policy Classification
  • 149 Foreign Agents Registration Act
  • 150 Knock for Knock (International maritime accidents)
  • 151 World War II Veterans Matters
  • 152 Tax Court Cases-Renegotiation of Contracts
  • 153 Federal-State Relations
  • 154 Court of Claims
  • 155 Rules of Criminal Procedure
  • 156 Labor Management Relations
  • 157 Federal Tort Claims Act
  • 158 Internal Security Act of 1950
  • 159 Gambling Device Controls
  • 160 Wagering Occupational Tax
  • 161 Jenkins Tobacco Tax Act
  • 162 Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Act of 1954
  • 163 Foreign Litigation
  • 164 Interstate Transmission of Wagering Infonnation
  • 165 Interstate or Foreign Travel in Aid of Racketeering Organizations
  • 166 Voting Rights-Discrimination and Intimidation
  • 167 Desegregation of Public Accommodations
  • 168 Desegregation of Public Facilities
  • 169 Desegregation of Public Education
  • 170 Desegregation-Equal Employment Opportunity
  • 171 Miscellaneous Discrimination Matters
  • 172 Office of Law Enforcement Assistance (Closed)
  • 173 Jury Discrimination
  • 174 Military Voting Discrimination
  • 175 Discrimination in Housing
  • 176 Consumer Credit Protection Act
  • 177 Interception of Communications
  • 178 Black Lung
  • 179 Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act
  • 180 Indian Bill of Rights
  • 181 Supplemental Security Income for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled
  • 182 International Judicial Assistance in Criminal Matters
  • 183 Automobile Identification Act, Bumper Standards Act, and Odometer Statute
  • 184 Insurance Fraud
  • 185 Forfeitures (Criminal violations)
  • 186 Public Integrity
  • 187 EEO Complaint Adjudication Office
  • 188 Equal Credit Opportunity Act
  • 189 Letters Rogatory-Evidence Requests
  • 190 Letters Rogatory-Service
  • 191 Bribery of Foreign Nationals by Domestic Transnational Corporations
  • 192 Swine Flu Vaccination
  • 193 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Review Procedure
  • 194 Opinions of the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel
  • 195 Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act
  • 196 Amicus Participation in Private Antitrust Suits
  • 197 Unfair Immigration Employment Practices
  • 198 Criminal Environmental Matters
  • 199 Childhood Vaccine Injury
  • 200 Inter-American Convention on Letters Rogatory and Additional Protocol
  • 201 Radiation Exposure Compensation Act
  • 202 Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Outdated DoJ Codes:

  • 80094 Traffic and Motor Safety
  • 84381 Witness Immunity
  • 118982 Diplomatic Immunity
  • 219715 Walsh-Healy Act
  • 223076 Occupational Safety
  • 233279 Subpoenas
  • 235033 Jurisdiction
  • 235460 Railroad Retirement
  • 235981 Alcohol Administration Act
  • 236380 Administrative Procedures
  • 236452 Mine Safety
  • 236517 Tax Assessments
  • 236702 Lucas Act