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United States Secret Service Table of Penalties

(Offense Codes–Applicable to USSS's Internal Disciplinary Process)

Offense Codes – Applicable to USSS's Internal Disciplinary Process
  • The Offense Codes are arranged by category of offenses. Within each category, the offenses are arranged alphabetically.
  • Unless otherwise noted, the listed offenses apply to all USSS personnel, regardless of position or title.
  • The term "on duty" refers to the period when an employee is performing an official duty or acting in an official capacity, whether or not the employee is being paid at the time (e.g., misconduct occurring while an employee is driving a USSS vehicle home at the end of the employee's shift, is traveling on a commercial carrier while armed, or is on official travel status is considered "on duty" for administrative disciplinary purposes).
  • See the Penalty Guidelines for an expanded discussion of applicable penalties, including examples of mitigating and aggravating factors for various offenses.


1. MISSION RELATED MISCONDUCT
Offense Code 1.1
Activities that Jeopardize the USSS Mission 		Engaging, assisting, or participating in an activity that jeopardizes or negatively impacts the USSS's mission or operations not specifically delineated in any other Offense Code.

Mitigated: 5–10 Days
Penalty: 14 Days
Aggravated: 21 Days – Removal

Offense Code 1.2
Asset/Cooperating Witness (CW)/Informant (Source) – Failure to Report Criminal Activity or Improper Intervention on Behalf Of 		Failing to inform in a timely manner the appropriate USSS official of a source's unauthorized criminal activity about which the employee knows, or reasonably should know, based upon all available information; or without authorization, aiding, protecting, harboring, or shielding a source, or any attempt to aid, protect, harbor, or shield a source from law enforcement or legal obligations. Timely manner means as soon as possible in light of operational/mission requirements.

"Criminal activity" does not include non-felonious traffic related offenses.

Mitigated: 1–5 Days
Penalty: 7 Days
Aggravated: 10 Days – Removal

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