S 2059 · 100th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to punish as a Federal criminal offense the crimes of international parental abduction.
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Introduced2
Committee3
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House5
EnactedLatest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.(1988-02-17)
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Amends the Federal criminal code to establish the offense of international parental child abduction. Lists certain affirmative defenses to such offense, which include: (1) acting within the provisions of a valid court order granting the defendant legal custody or visitation rights; and (2) fleeing an incidence or pattern of domestic violence.…
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