2015 US Code
Title 18 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure (Sections 1 - 6005)
Part I - Crimes (Sections 1 - 2725)
Chapter 110A - Domestic Violence and Stalking (Sections 2261 - 2266)
Sec. 2265A - Repeat offenders
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, 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 110A - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND STALKING Sec. 2265A - Repeat offenders |
Contains | section 2265A |
Date | 2015 |
Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 3, 2016 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 109-162, title I, §115, Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 2988; amended Pub. L. 113-4, title IX, §906(c), Mar. 7, 2013, 127 Stat. 125. |
Statutes at Large References | 119 Stat. 2988 127 Stat. 125 |
Public and Private Laws | Public Law 109-162, Public Law 113-4 |
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(a) Maximum Term of Imprisonment.—The maximum term of imprisonment for a violation of this chapter after a prior domestic violence or stalking offense shall be twice the term otherwise provided under this chapter.
(b) Definition.—For purposes of this section—
(1) the term "prior domestic violence or stalking offense" means a conviction for an offense—
(A) under section 2261, 2261A, or 2262 of this chapter; or
(B) under State or tribal law for an offense consisting of conduct that would have been an offense under a section referred to in subparagraph (A) if the conduct had occurred within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, or in interstate or foreign commerce; and
(2) the term "State" means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, or any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.
(Added Pub. L. 109–162, title I, §115, Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 2988; amended Pub. L. 113–4, title IX, §906(c), Mar. 7, 2013, 127 Stat. 125.)
AMENDMENTS2013—Subsec. (b)(1)(B). Pub. L. 113–4 inserted "or tribal" after "State".
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