TIME for Overdose Justice Act
Sponsored By: Senator Dan Sullivan
Introduced
Summary
This bill would create an exception to the statute of limitations for certain federal drug crimes when a death or serious bodily injury results. It adds a new paragraph to 21 U.S.C. 841(b) and says the usual time limit in 18 U.S.C. 3282 does not apply in those cases.
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- Families of overdose victims could have more time to see charges filed because prosecutions may be started at any time after a fatal or seriously injuring drug event.
- People accused of distributing controlled substances would no longer be able to use the passage of time as a defense for offenses that lead to death or serious bodily injury.
- Federal prosecutors and investigators could bring indictments or informations without a time limit for the covered Controlled Substances Act violations and related conspiracies.
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No time limit for fatal drug crimes
This bill would remove the federal time limit for prosecuting certain drug crimes that result in death or serious bodily injury. It would let federal prosecutors file an indictment or information at any time for the covered controlled-substance offense and for conspiracies to commit it, notwithstanding 18 U.S.C. 3282. The change would take effect on enactment. This would mainly affect people accused of causing death or serious injury from a controlled substance.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Dan Sullivan
AK • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
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