S. 3143 would assist law enforcement agencies in locating, arresting, and prosecuting fugitives from justice.
Detailed Summary
Capture Arrest and Transport Charged Fugitives Act of 2008 - Amends the Presidential Threat Protection Act of 2000 to authorize appropriations through FY2015 for establishing new Regional Fugitive Task Forces and for hiring criminal investigators and providing training for such Task Forces.
Requires the Attorney General to: (1) provide transportation services to state and local governments for the extradition of fugitives through the U.S. Marshal Service Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation Service; (2) make grants to states for the extradition of fugitives to other states for prosecution; and (3) make grants to states for establishing or upgrading information and identification technologies for serious misdemeanor and felony warrants. Makes state compliance with felony and serious misdemeanor warrant reporting requirements a condition for receiving grants under this Act.
Requires states to make electronically available to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) all serious misdemeanor and felony warrants issued by such states and their local jurisdictions.
Status of the Legislation
Latest Major Action: 6/17/2008: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Visitor Comments
anonymous
December 4, 2008, 4:32pm (report abuse)Why would we not want this bill signed. We all complain about the problems that face law enforecement every day and how criminal are let out to run the streets. If this law is signed we will have more money to help LE catch the criminal.
If you look at past budgets that have been signed the US Marshalls always gets the least amount of money compared to their counterparts. About time they caught up. SIGN IT.
adam
December 10, 2008, 11:35pm (report abuse)Money Would Be Better Spent On Rehabilitation
nypd5045
December 10, 2008, 11:59pm (report abuse)Another Waste Of Taxpayer Money.