[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2421 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2421

    To ensure that State and local law enforcement agencies execute 
 warrants for the arrest of nonviolent offenders only during daylight 
      hours and when children are not present, unless overriding 
                          circumstances exist.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 11, 2003

 Mr. Andrews introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
    To ensure that State and local law enforcement agencies execute 
 warrants for the arrest of nonviolent offenders only during daylight 
      hours and when children are not present, unless overriding 
                          circumstances exist.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ISSUANCE OF GUIDELINES.

    (a) In General.--Upon accepting Federal funds, a State or local law 
enforcement agency should issue guidelines under which--
            (1) each warrant for the arrest of a nonviolent offender 
        executed by that agency is executed only--
                    (A) during daylight hours at a location where the 
                agency reasonably believes children are not dwelling; 
                or
                    (B) in circustances other than those specified in 
                subparagraph (A), if a court determines that overriding 
                reasons, in furtherance of the interests of children, 
                exist (such as the interest in apprehending individuals 
                who engage in drug offenses with children or on school 
                grounds); and
            (2) relevant counseling is made available to each child who 
        witnesses the execution of an arrest warrant under 
        circumstances other than those specified in paragraph (1)(A).
    (b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``nonviolent offender'' 
means a person who has never been convicted of a violent offense, the 
arrest of whom is sought for a nonviolent offense.
    
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