115 S367 IS: Probation Officer Protection Act of 2017 U.S. Senate 2017-02-14 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II115th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 367IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESFebruary 14, 2017Mr. Hatch (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Tillis, and Mr. Manchin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo amend section 3606 of title 18, United States Code, to grant probation officers authority to arrest hostile third parties who obstruct or impede a probation officer in the performance of official duties.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Probation Officer Protection Act of 2017.

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Authority of probation officers

(a)

In general

Section 3606 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1)in the heading, by striking and return of a probationer and by inserting authority of probation officers; (2)by striking If there and inserting (a) If there; and (3)by adding at the end the following: (b)A probation officer, while in the performance of his or her official duties, may arrest a person without a warrant if there is probable cause to believe that the person has forcibly assaulted, resisted, opposed, impeded, intimidated, or interfered with the probation officer, or a fellow probation officer, in violation of section 111. The arrest authority described in this subsection shall be exercised under such rules and regulations as the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall prescribe.. (b)

Table of sections

The table of sections for subchapter A of chapter 229 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 3606 and inserting the following: 3606. Arrest authority of probation officers..