Probation Officer Protection Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-367
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]
Introduced: 2017-02-14
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses

Criminal procedure and sentencing

Law enforcement officers
Latest action: action_date: 2017-02-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-02-14
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Probation Officer Protection Act of </b><b>2017</b></p> <p>This bill amends the federal criminal code to authorize 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.<br /> </p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 367 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 14, 2017 Mr. 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 Judiciary 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Probation Officer Protection Act of 2017 . 2. 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. .