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S 151 102th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure Exclusionary rule (Evidence) Searches and seizures

Exclusionary Rule Limitation Act of 1991

Introduced: January 14, 1991 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 24, 1991
Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution.
Jan 14, 1991
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Jan 14, 1991
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Exclusionary Rule Limitation Act of 1991 - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide that evidence obtained by a search or seizure shall not be excluded in a Federal proceeding if the search or seizure was undertaken in an objectively reasonable belief that it was in conformity with the fourth amendment to the U.S. Constitution. States that evidence obtained pursuant to and within the scope of a warrant constitutes prima facie evidence of such a reasonable belief (unless the warrant was obtained through intentional and material misrepresentation).

States that, except as provided by statute or a rule of procedure, evidence which is otherwise admissible shall not be excluded on the ground that the evidence was obtained in violation of a law, rule, or regulation.

What's happening now January 24, 1991

Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution.

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