Title 34 — Crime Control and Law Enforcement
Chapter 609 — Homicide Victims’ Families’ Rights
§ 60911. Definitions
Statutory text
In this chapter:
The term “designated person” means an immediate family member or someone similarly situated, as defined by the Attorney General.
The term “immediate family member” means a parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, grandparent-in-law, sibling, spouse, child, or step-child of a murder victim.
The term “victim” means a natural person who died as a result of a cold case murder.
The term “murder” means any criminal offense under section 1111(a) of title 18 or any offense the elements of which are substantially identical to such section.
The term “agency” means a Federal law enforcement entity with jurisdiction to engage in the detection, investigation, or prosecution of a cold case murder.
The term “cold case murder” means a murder—
committed more than three years prior to the date of an application by a designated person under section 60901(a) of this title;
previously investigated by a Federal law enforcement entity;
for which all probative investigative leads have been exhausted; and
for which no likely perpetrator has been identified.
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.
Homicide Victims’ Families’ Rights Act of 2021
Pub. L. 117–164 § 12 · 136 Stat. 1358
Enacted · 34 U.S.C. § 60911
(Pub. L. 117–164, § 12, Aug. 3, 2022, 136 Stat. 1361.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 117–164, § 12, Aug. 3, 2022, 136 Stat. 1361.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 12. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) The term “designated person” means an immediate family member or someone similarly situated, as defined by the Attorney General. (2) The term “immediate family member” means a parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, grandparent-in-law, sibling, spouse, child, or step-child of a murder victim. (3) The term “victim” means a natural person who died as a result of a cold case murder. (4) The term “murder” means any criminal offense under section 1111(a) of title 18, United States Code, or any offense the elements of which are substantially identical to such section. (5) The term “agency” means a Federal law enforcement entity with jurisdiction to engage in the detection, investigation, or prosecution of a cold case murder. (6) The term “cold case murder” means a murder— (A) committed more than three years prior to the date of an application by a designated person under section 2(a); (B) previously investigated by a Federal law enforcement entity; (C) for which all probative investigative leads have been exhausted; and (D) for which no likely perpetrator has been identified.
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