Title 34 — NavyRelease 119-73
§60905 Subsequent reviews
Title 34 › Subtitle Subtitle VI— - Other Crime Control and Law Enforcement Matters › Chapter CHAPTER 609— - HOMICIDE VICTIMS’ FAMILIES’ RIGHTS › § 60905
Summary
If a review of a cold-case murder file ends with a decision not to reopen the case, officials do not have to review it again for five years unless new, important evidence is found. If a full reinvestigation finishes without identifying a suspect, no new review or reinvestigation is required for five years unless new, important evidence appears. A law enforcement agency may keep investigating even if no one asked it to.
Full Legal Text
Title 34, §60905
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(a)If a review under subsection (a) case file 11 So in original. regarding a cold case murder is conducted and a conclusion is reached not to conduct a full reinvestigation, no additional case file review shall be required to be undertaken under this chapter with respect to that cold case murder for a period of five years, unless there is newly discovered, materially significant evidence. An agency may continue an investigation absent a designated person’s application.
(b)If a full reinvestigation of a cold case murder is completed and a suspect is not identified at its conclusion, no additional case file review or full reinvestigation shall be undertaken with regard to that cold case murder for a period of five years beginning on the date of the conclusion of the reinvestigation, unless there is newly discovered, materially significant evidence.
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Citation
34 U.S.C. § 60905
Title 34 — Navy
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73