A bill to amend section 3681 of title 18, United States Code (the Son of Sam statute), to include crimes involving pecuniary harm.
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Sep 8, 1992)
Amends the "Son of Sam statute" under the Federal criminal code (which provides for the forfeiture of proceeds received by a defendant convicted of specified crimes or a transferee of that defendant from a contract relating to a depiction of such crime in a movie, book, newspaper, magazine, radio or television production, or live entertainment, or an expression of that defendant's thoughts, opinions, or emotions regarding such crime) to cover: (1) offenses involving the gathering, transmitting, or losing of defense information and the disclosure of classified information; (2) specified offenses under the Subversive Activities Control Act; and (3) offenses against the United States resulting in pecuniary (currently, limited to physical) harm.
Authorizes the court to order such a defendant or transferee to forfeit all or any part of such proceeds, including the proceeds from any contract and any other proceeds directly or indirectly traceable to the offense.
What just happenedSep 8, 1992
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Who’s behind it
- Sep 8, 1992IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Sep 8, 1992IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate