A bill to 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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Committee
Latest Action · May 16, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Probation Officer Protection Act of 2019
This bill authorizes a probation officer to arrest a person (i.e., a person other than the probationer) without a warrant if there is probable cause to believe the person forcibly assaulted or obstructed a probation officer engaged in the performance of official duties.
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