United States · Bill · S
S. 2231 (97th)
A bill to amend chapter 223 of title 18 of the United States Code to provide limitation of the Fourth Amendment exclusionary rule.
Introduced
18 March 1982
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
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Subjects
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10 August 2026
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. 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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1 official file
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 18 March 1982
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/senate-bill/2231
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/97/s/2231