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Title 6 — Domestic Security

Part C · Chapter 1 — Homeland Security Organization

§ 163. Definition of law enforcement technology

Statutory text

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term “law enforcement technology” includes investigative and forensic technologies, corrections technologies, and technologies that support the judicial process.

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. Homeland Security Act of 2002

    Pub. L. 107–296 title II § 233 · 116 Stat. 2135

    Enacted · 6 U.S.C. § 163

    (Pub. L. 107–296, title II, § 233, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2161.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 107–296, title II, § 233, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2161.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 233. DEFINITION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT TECHNOLOGY. For the purposes of this title, the term “law enforcement technology” includes investigative and forensic technologies, corrections technologies, and technologies that support the judicial process.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This subchapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title II of Pub. L. 107–296, , 116 Stat. 2145, which enacted this subchapter, amended sections 1030, 2511, 2512, 2520, 2701 to 2703, and 3125 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, sections 10102 and 10122 of Title 34, Crime Control and Law Enforcement, and section 401a of Title 50, War and National Defense, and enacted provisions set out as a note under section 101 of this title and listed in a Provisions for Review, Promulgation, or Amendment of Federal Sentencing Guidelines Relating to Specific Offenses table set out under section 994 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure. For complete classification of title II to the Code, see Tables.

Credits

(Pub. L. 107–296, title II, § 233, , 116 Stat. 2161.)

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