10 U.S.C. § 1058 — Responsibilities of military law enforcement officials at scenes of domestic violence
submitted 33 years ago by Pub. L. 103-160 to r/title-10-ARMED-FORCES · 263 words · no verdicts yet
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Under regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (c), the Secretary concerned* shall ensure, in any case of domestic violence in which a military law enforcement official at the scene determines that physical injury has been inflicted or a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument has been used, that military law enforcement officials—
take immediate measures to reduce the potential for further violence at the scene; and
within 24 hours of the incident, provide a report of the domestic violence to the appropriate commander and to a local military family advocacy representative exercising responsibility over the area in which the incident took place.
Under regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (c), the Secretary concerned shall ensure that, whenever a report is provided to a commander under subsection (a)(2), a multidisciplinary family advocacy committee meets, with all due practicable speed, to review the situation and to make recommendations to the commander for appropriate action.
The Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, shall prescribe by regulation the definition of “domestic violence” for purposes of this section and such other regulations as may be necessary for purposes of this section.
In this section, the term “military law enforcement official” means a person authorized under regulations governing the armed forces* to apprehend persons subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice (chapter 47 of this title) or to trial thereunder.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title V, § 551(a)(1), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1661; amended Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title X, § 1070(a)(4), (b)(3), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2855, 2856; Pub. L. 107–296, title XVII, § 1704(b)(1), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2314.)
- 1993Enacted · Pub. L. 103-160 · 107 Stat. 1661
- 1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-337 · 108 Stat. 2855, 2856
- 2002Amended · Pub. L. 107-296 · 116 Stat. 2314
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 103-160 on 1993-11-30.
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