§ 2265A. Repeat offenders

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 2006

   Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005

   Pub. L. 109–162 title I § 115 · 119 Stat. 2960

   Enacted · 18 U.S.C. § 2265A

   Added Pub. L. 109–162, title I, § 115, Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 2988

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Added Pub. L. 109–162, title I, § 115, Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 2988

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 115. REPEAT OFFENDER PROVISION.   Chapter 110A of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding after section 2265 the following: “§ 2265A. Repeat offenders “(a) Maximum Term of Imprisonment.— The maximum term of imprisonment for a violation of this chapter after a prior domestic violence or stalking offense shall be twice the term otherwise provided under this chapter. “(b) Definition.— For purposes of this section— “(1) the term ‘prior domestic violence or stalking offense’ means a conviction for an offense— “(A) under section 2261, 2261A, or 2262 of this chapter; or “(B) under State law for an offense consisting of conduct that would have been an offense under a section referred to in subparagraph (A) if the conduct had occurred within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, or in interstate or foreign commerce; and “(2) the term ‘State’ means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, or any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.” .

2. 2013

   Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013

   Pub. L. 113–4 title IX § 906(c) · 127 Stat. 54

   Inserted · 18 U.S.C. § 2265A(b)(1)(B)

   Pub. L. 113–4 inserted “or tribal” after “State”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(1)(B). Pub. L. 113–4 inserted “or tribal” after “State”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (c) Repeat Offenders.— Section 2265A(b)(1)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting “or tribal” after “State”.

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