H.R. 4309 (112th): Officer Safety Act of 2012

Introduced:
Mar 29, 2012 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. David Reichert [R-WA8]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:

S. 2276 (same title)
Reported by Committee — May 17, 2012

H.R. 6622 (same title)
Referred to Committee — Nov 30, 2012

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Status

This bill was introduced on March 29, 2012, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Mar 29, 2012
Referred to Committee Mar 29, 2012
Cosponsors
6 cosponsors (5R, 1D) (show)
Committees

House Judiciary

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Full Title

To permit Federal officers to remove cases involving crimes of violence to Federal court.

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Last updated Mar 29, 2012.
3 pages

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3/29/2012--Introduced.
Officer Safety Act of 2012 - Amends the federal judicial code to deem a law enforcement officer who is the defendant in a criminal prosecution to have been acting under the color of his office (thus authorizing removal of the case to U.S. district court) if the officer:
(1) protected an individual in the officer's presence from a crime of violence;
(2) provided immediate assistance to an individual who suffered, or who was threatened with, bodily harm; or
(3) prevented the escape of any individual whom the officer reasonably believed to have committed, or was about to commit, in the officer's presence, a crime of violence that resulted in, or that was likely to result in, death or serious bodily injury.

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