Title 34, NavyRelease 119-110
§60903 Full Reinvestigation
Title 34 › Subtitle VI — Other Crime Control and Law Enforcement Matters › CHAPTER 609 — HOMICIDE VICTIMS’ FAMILIES’ RIGHTS › § 60903
Summary
The agency must reinvestigate a cold-case murder if a review finds it would likely produce useful leads. The reinvestigation must look at all evidence to find leads or a likely suspect, be done by someone who did not work the original case, and only one full reinvestigation may happen at a time for that victim.
Full Legal Text
Title 34, §60903
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(a)In general
The agency shall conduct a full reinvestigation of the cold case murder at issue if the review of the case file required by section 60901 of this title concludes that a full reinvestigation of such cold case murder would result in probative investigative leads.
(b)Reinvestigation
A full reinvestigation shall include analyzing all evidence regarding the cold case murder at issue for the purpose of developing probative investigative leads or a likely perpetrator.
(c)Reviewer
A reinvestigation required under subsection (a) shall not be conducted by a person who previously investigated the murder at issue.
(d)Prohibition on multiple concurrent reviews
Only one full reinvestigation shall be undertaken at any one time with respect to the same cold case murder victim.
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Citation
34 U.S.C. § 60903
Title 34, Navy
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110