§ 3673. Definitions for sentencing provisions

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. 1984

   Sentencing Reform Act of 1984

   Pub. L. 98–473 title II § 212(a)(4) · 98 Stat. 1837

   Enacted · 18 U.S.C. § 3673

   Added Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 212(a)(4), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2010

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Added Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 212(a)(4), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2010

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (4) adding the following new section at the end of chapter 232: “§ 3673. Definitions for sentencing provisions Ante, pp. 1987, 2001. “As used in chapters 227 and 229— “(a) ‘found guilty’ includes acceptance by a court of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere; “(b) ‘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 “(c) ‘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.”; and

2. 1986

   Criminal Law and Procedure Technical Amendments Act of 1986

   Pub. L. 99–646 § 2(a) · 100 Stat. 3592

   1. Redesignated · 18 U.S.C. § 3673

      Pub. L. 99–646 redesignated pars. (a) to (c) as (1) to (3), respectively

   2. Inserted · 18 U.S.C. § 3673

      Pub. L. 99–646 inserted “the term” after “(1)”, “(2)”, and “(3)”

   Source evidence

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

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) In General.— Section 3673 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (a) through (c) as paragraphs (2) through (3), respectively; and (3) by inserting “the term” before each open quotation mark.

   Effective date note
   Pub. L. 99–646, § 2(b), Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3592, provided that: “The amendments 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].”

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