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4 U.S.C. § 112 — Compacts between States for cooperation in prevention of crime; consent of Congress

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Congress lets any two or more states team up to fight crime together. States may form agreements and set up joint agencies to enforce their criminal laws. "States" here includes the 50 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam.

(a) Congress gives its consent in advance for any two or more states to enter into agreements or compacts to work together preventing crime and enforcing their criminal laws, and to set up joint or other agencies needed to make those agreements work. (b) In this section, "States" means the several states, plus Alaska, Hawaii, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and the District of Columbia.
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(a)

The consent of Congress is hereby given to any two or more States to enter into agreements or compacts for cooperative effort and mutual assistance in the prevention of crime and in the enforcement of their respective criminal laws and policies, and to establish such agencies, joint or otherwise, as they may deem desirable for making effective such agreements and compacts.

(b)

For the purpose of this section, the term “States” means the several States and Alaska, Hawaii, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and the District of Columbia.

Source credit: (Added May 24, 1949, ch. 139, § 129(b), 63 Stat. 107, § 112, formerly § 111; amended Aug. 3, 1956, ch. 941, 70 Stat. 1020; Pub. L. 87–406, Feb. 16, 1962, 76 Stat. 9; renumbered § 112, Pub. L. 89–554, § 2(c), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 608.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1949Enacted · Act of May 24, 1949, ch. 139 · 63 Stat. 107
  • 1956Amended · Act of Aug. 3, 1956, ch. 941 · 70 Stat. 1020
  • 1962Amended · Pub. L. 87-406 · 76 Stat. 9
  • 1966Amended · Pub. L. 89-554 · 80 Stat. 608

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 139 on 1949-05-24.

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