3.0.0 956 2019-02-20T23:06:14Z 2019-02-23T21:33:30Z Senate S S 2011-05-11 112 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-05-11T19:22:18Z 2011-05-11 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2011-05-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES N Crime and Law Enforcement Crime prevention Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Law enforcement administration and funding Telephone and wireless communication Crime and Law Enforcement

00 2011-05-11 Introduced in Senate 2011-08-25T20:07:45Z Text a Tip Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to state or local police departments to implement an anonymous tip program using cell phone text messaging to assist police in preventing and solving crimes. Sets forth requirements for such program, including that: (1) state or local law police departments shall administer the program; (2) incoming text messages shall be stripped of any identifying information and the text tip shall not be traceable by any means; (3) police departments shall train sufficient personnel to intercept and respond to text tips; (4) the program shall be made compatible with most mobile phone providers; and (5) police departments shall promote the participation of citizens, especially youth, in the program.

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