Federal Law Enforcement Officers' Good Samaritan Act of 1998

Summary

Federal Law Enforcement Officers' Good Samaritan Act of 1997 - Provides that a law enforcement officer shall be construed to be acting within the scope of his or her office or employment if the officer takes any action, including the use of force, that is determined by such officer to be necessary to: (1) protect an individual in the officer's presence from the imminent infliction of serious bodily injury; (2) provide immediate assistance to an individual who has suffered or who is threatened with serious bodily injury; or (3) prevent the escape of any individual whom the officer reasonably believes to have committed, in his or her presence, a crime of violence.

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• Reported to Senate (text)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 30 July 1998

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• Reported to Senate (PDF)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 30 July 1998

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• Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 30 July 1998

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 17 July 1997

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 17 July 1997

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 17 July 1997

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