Crime Does Not Pay Act of 1998

Summary

Crime Does Not Pay Act of 1998 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for a reduction by five percent (and redistribution to States in compliance) of funds available for a State under the drug control and system improvement (Byrne) grant program unless, on the first day of each fiscal year after FY 2000, the State has in effect throughout the State a law which prohibits any individual who has been convicted of a felony from recovering, in any civil action under the law of such State, any compensatory, actual, or general damages for any physical or mental injury, harm, or suffering caused in the commission of the felony.

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 6 August 1998

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 6 August 1998

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 6 August 1998

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