2013 US Code
Title 28 - Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Part II - DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (§§ 501 - 599B)
Chapter 33 - FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (§§ 531 - 540C)
Section 540A - Investigation of violent crimes against travelers
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE PART II - DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CHAPTER 33 - FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Sec. 540A - Investigation of violent crimes against travelers |
Contains | section 540A |
Date | 2013 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXII, §320916(a), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2129; amended Pub. L. 104-294, title VI, §604(b)(21), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3507. |
Statutes at Large References | 108 Stat. 2129 110 Stat. 3507 |
Public Law References | Public Law 103-322, Public Law 104-294 |
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(1) "felony crime of violence" means an offense punishable by more than one year in prison that has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the person of another.
(2) "State" means a State, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.
(3) "traveler" means a victim of a crime of violence who is not a resident of the State in which the crime of violence occurred.
(Added Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXII, §320916(a), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2129; amended Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, §604(b)(21), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3507.)
AMENDMENTS1996—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104–294 designated three undesignated pars. as pars. (1) to (3).
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1996 AMENDMENTAmendment by Pub. L. 104–294 effective Sept. 13, 1994, see section 604(d) of Pub. L. 104–294, set out as a note under section 13 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
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