34 USC 12101 - Definitions

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§ 12101.

Definitions

Unless otherwise provided, for purposes of this part—

(1)

the term “indeterminate sentencing” means a system by which—

(A)

the court may impose a sentence of a range defined by statute; and

(B)

an administrative agency, generally the parole board, or the court, controls release within the statutory range;

(2)

the term “part 1 violent crime” means murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault as reported to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for purposes of the Uniform Crime Reports; and

(3)

the term “State” means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

(Pub. L. 103–322, title II, § 20101, as added Pub. L. 104–134, title I, § 101[(a)] [title I, § 114(a)], Apr. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 1321, 1321–15; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 104–140, § 1(a), May 2, 1996, 110 Stat. 1327.)

cite as: 34 USC 12101