As used in chapters 227 and 229—
the term “found guilty” includes acceptance by a court of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere;
the term “commission of an offense” includes the attempted commission of an offense, the consummation of an offense, and any immediate flight after the commission of an offense; and
the term “law enforcement officer” means a public servant authorized by law or by a government agency to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of an offense.
Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 212(a)(4)98 Stat. 2010Pub. L. 99–646, § 2(a)100 Stat. 3592(Added , , ; amended , , .)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 99–6461986— redesignated pars. (a) to (c) as (1) to (3), respectively, and inserted “the term” after “(1)”, “(2)”, and “(3)”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1986 Amendment
Pub. L. 99–646, § 2(b)100 Stat. 3592
section 3673 of title 18“The amendments made by this section [amending this section] shall take effect on the date of the taking effect of , United States Code [].”
, , , provided that:
Effective Date
section 235(a)(1) of Pub. L. 98–473section 3551 of this titleSection effective , and applicable only to offenses committed after the taking effect of this section, see , set out as a note under .