§3673 — Title 18 Crimes and Criminal Procedure | U.S. Code

Summary

Gives meanings for three terms used in chapters 227 and 229. "Found guilty" includes guilty or no-contest pleas. "Commission of an offense" includes attempts, completed crimes, and immediate flight. "Law enforcement officer" means a public servant authorized for crime prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution.

Title 18, §3673

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As used in chapters 227 and 229—

(1)the term “found guilty” includes acceptance by a court of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere;

(2)the term “commission of an offense” includes the attempted commission of an offense, the consummation of an offense, and any immediate flight after the commission of an offense; and

(3)the term “law enforcement officer” means a public servant authorized by law or by a government agency to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of an offense.

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Amendments

1986—Pub. L. 99–646 redesignated pars. (a) to (c) as (1) to (3), respectively, and inserted “the term” after “(1)”, “(2)”, and “(3)”.

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Effective Date

of 1986 Amendment Pub. L. 99–646, § 2(b), Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3592, provided that: “The

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made by this section [amending this section] shall take effect on the date of the taking effect of section 3673 of title 18, United States Code [Nov. 1, 1987].”

Effective Date

Section effective Nov. 1, 1987, and applicable only to offenses committed after the taking effect of this section, see section 235(a)(1) of Pub. L. 98–473, set out as a note under section 3551 of this title.

§3673 Definitions for sentencing provisions

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