A bill to amend title 18 to limit the application of the exclusionary rule.

Summary

Amends the Federal criminal code to provide that evidence obtained by a search or seizure shall not be excluded in a Federal proceeding if the seizure was undertaken in a reasonable good faith belief in its conformity with the fourth amendment to the Constitution or if the exclusion would constitute a grave miscarriage of justice. Provides that evidence obtained in accordance with a warrant is prima facie evidence of good faith, absent intentional and material misrepresentation.

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Timeline

1. 26 January 1983

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 26 January 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 22 February 1983

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Law.

   Source: Committee

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1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 26 January 1983

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

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