34 U.S.C. § 60911 — Definitions

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This section defines six terms used throughout this chapter. A "designated person" is usually an immediate family member of the victim. A "cold case murder" is a murder over three years old with leads exhausted and no known killer.

This section defines six terms used throughout this chapter. (1) "Designated person" means an immediate family member, or someone the Attorney General decides is similarly situated. (2) "Immediate family member" means a parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, grandparent-in-law, sibling, spouse, child, or step-child of a murder victim. (3) "Victim" means a natural person who died because of a cold case murder. (4) "Murder" means a criminal offense under section 1111(a) of title 18, or any offense whose elements are substantially identical to that offense. (5) "Agency" means a federal law enforcement entity that has jurisdiction to detect, investigate, or prosecute a cold case murder. (6) "Cold case murder" means a murder that meets all four of these conditions: (A) it happened more than three years before the date of an application filed under section 60901(a) of this title; (B) a federal law enforcement entity already investigated it; (C) all probative investigative leads have been used up; and (D) no likely perpetrator has been identified.

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In this chapter:

(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 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 60901(a) of this title;

(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.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 117–164, § 12, Aug. 3, 2022, 136 Stat. 1361.)

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2022Enacted · Pub. L. 117-164 · 136 Stat. 1361

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