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Timestamp: 2020-02-27 00:41:20
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 1204', '§ 1', '§ 1', '§ 1', '§ 2', '§ 2']

FSMCode2014Tit12Chap12
§ 1204. Regulations.
(1) “Law enforcement function” means any duty, responsibility, authority, or discretion in connection with enforcement of the criminal laws of the Federated States of Micronesia which, under the Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia and National laws, is vested in the executive branch of the National Government.
(2) “National offense” means an offense defined by the National criminal laws of the Federated States of Micronesia or contained in other applicable National laws.
Source: PL 1-126 § 1; PL 12-39 § 1.
Editor’s note: Subsections rearranged in alphabetical order in the 1982 edition of this code. The reference to “a major crime” in subsection 2 was removed by PL 12-39 § 1.
Case annotations: The Weapons Control Act seems well-attuned to the recognition of shared National-State interest in maintaining an orderly society and the goal of cooperation in law enforcement as reflected in the major crimes clause, art. IX, § 2(p) of the Constitution as well as the Joint Law Enforcement Act. 12 F.S.M.C. 1201. Joker v. FSM, 2 FSM R. 38, 44 (App. 1985).
The Secretary of Justice, after consultation with each State's Attorney General, shall issue written regulations implementing the provisions of this chapter and the joint law enforcement agreements referred to in section 1203 of this chapter. Such regulations shall be issued pursuant to the provisions of subsection 102(1) of title 17 of this code.
Source: PL 12-39 § 2.
Cross-reference: The statutory provisions on the FSM Supreme Court and the Judiciary are found in title 4 of this code. The statutory provisions the President and the Executive are found in title 2 of this code. Chapter 1 of title 17 of this code is on Administrative Procedures.
Editor’s note: Section 3 of PL 12-39 states: “The regulations required under section 2 of this act shall be issued within 120 days of this act becoming law.”