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10 U.S.C. § 1132 — Presentation of decorations: prohibition on entering correctional facilities for presentation to prisoners convicted of serious violent felonies

submitted 28 years ago by Pub. L. 105-261 to r/title-10-ARMED-FORCES · 85 words · no verdicts yet

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This section prohibits a member of the armed forces from entering a correctional facility to present a decoration to a person incarcerated for conviction of a serious violent felony. It defines “decoration” and says that “serious violent felony” has the meaning given in a specified provision of title 18.

(a) Prohibition. A member of the armed forces may not enter a Federal, State, local, or foreign correctional facility to present a decoration to a person who is incarcerated because of a conviction for a serious violent felony. (b) Definitions. In this section: (1) “Decoration” means any decoration or award that may be presented or awarded to a member of the armed forces. (2) This section does not define “serious violent felony.” It says that the term has the meaning given to it in section 3559(c)(2)(F) of title 18.
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(a)Prohibition.—

A member of the armed forces may not enter a Federal, State, local, or foreign correctional facility to present a decoration to a person who is incarcerated due to conviction of a serious violent felony.

(b)Definitions.—

In this section:

(1)

The term “decoration” means any decoration or award that may be presented or awarded to a member of the armed forces.

(2)

The term “serious violent felony” has the meaning given that term in section 3559(c)(2)(F) of title 18.

Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title V, § 537(a), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2019.)

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  • 1998Enacted · Pub. L. 105-261 · 112 Stat. 2019

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 105-261 on 1998-10-17.

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