2012 US Code
Title 18 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Part I - CRIMES (§§ 1 - 2725)
Chapter 44 - FIREARMS (§§ 921 - 931)
Section 931 - Prohibition on purchase, ownership, or possession of body armor by violent felons
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PART I - CRIMES CHAPTER 44 - FIREARMS Sec. 931 - Prohibition on purchase, ownership, or possession of body armor by violent felons |
Contains | section 931 |
Date | 2012 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 107-273, div. C, title I, §11009(e)(2)(A), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1821. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 116 Stat. 1821 |
Public Law Reference | Public Law 107-273 |
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(a)
(1) a crime of violence (as defined in section 16); or
(2) an offense under State law that would constitute a crime of violence under paragraph (1) if it occurred within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States.
(b)
(1)
(A) the defendant obtained prior written certification from his or her employer that the defendant's purchase, use, or possession of body armor was necessary for the safe performance of lawful business activity; and
(B) the use and possession by the defendant were limited to the course of such performance.
(2)
(Added Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title I, §11009(e)(2)(A), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1821.)
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