Title 34, NavyRelease 119-110

§60905 Subsequent Reviews

Title 34 › Subtitle VI — Other Crime Control and Law Enforcement Matters › CHAPTER 609 — HOMICIDE VICTIMS’ FAMILIES’ RIGHTS › § 60905

Last updated Sep 23, 2026|Official source

Summary

Limits how often agencies must reexamine cold-case murders. If a file review ends with a decision not to do a full reinvestigation, the case does not have to be reviewed again for five years unless newly discovered, materially significant evidence appears. If a full reinvestigation finishes and no suspect is identified, no new review or reinvestigation is required for five years from that date unless newly discovered, materially significant evidence appears. An agency may keep investigating even without a request.

Full Legal Text

Title 34, §60905

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(a)Case file review

If a review under subsection (a) case file 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)Full reinvestigation

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

Sep 23, 2026

Release point: 119-110