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HR 6059 111th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencing Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Federal First Offender Improvement Act of 2010

Introduced: July 30, 2010 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 20, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jul 30, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 30, 2010
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal First Offender Improvement Act of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to extend the pre-judgment probation and expungement procedures for simple possession of a controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act to individuals who are convicted under such Act of drug trafficking or of attempting or conspiring to commit a drug offense. Sets forth new requirements for granting pre-judgment probation, including that: (1) the offender did not use violence or credible threats of violence or possess a firearm or other dangerous weapon (or induce another participant to do so) while committing the offense; (2) the offense did not result in death or serious injury to any person; (3) the offender was not an organizer, leader, manager, or supervisor of others in the offense and was not engaged in a continuing criminal enterprise; and (4) the offender has not been previously convicted of a crime of violence or other offense punishable by a prison term of more than one year. Increases the required period of probation from one to two years.

Eliminates the requirement that an offender seeking expungement of a record of a disposition be less than 21 years old at the time of the offense.

What's happening now September 20, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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