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The United States Federal Witness Protection Program (WPP), [1] also known as the Witness Security Program or WITSEC, [2] is a witness protection program codified through 18 U.S. Code § 3521 and administered by the United States Department of Justice.
The Magnuson–Moss Warranty Act is one such federal law. [5] 28 U.S.C. § 1927 authorizes federal courts to award attorneys' fees and expenses against any attorney who unreasonably and vexatiously multiplies a proceeding. Federal courts also possess inherent authority to assess attorney’s fees and litigation costs against a plaintiff who has ...
$200 fee for those convicted of felony, $50 for misdemeanor, with many additional costs depending on the crime [14] Florida is known to use a large number of fees, these can be collected from defendants with a 40% surcharge [15] Georgia: Georgia assesses a 10% additional fee if a defendant challenges a traffic violation and is found guilty [16 ...
The IDEA Fairness Restoration Act is an American legislative proposal first introduced in the United States House of Representatives on November 14, 2007, as H.R.4188. [1] The bill was most recently reintroduced on March 17, 2011, in the Senate as S.613 [2] and in the House as H.R. 1208 [3] The primary sponsors are Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chair of the Senate Health Education Labor and ...
In April 2019 Cosko pleaded guilty to two counts of Making Public Restricted Personal Information, one count of Computer Fraud, one count of Witness Tampering, and one count of Obstruction of Justice, in exchange for an agreement by the prosecutors to drop other applicable charges. On June 19, 2019, Cosko was sentenced to 4 years in Federal prison.
In the United States, a notary public is a person appointed by a state government, e.g., the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, or in some cases the state legislature, and whose primary role is to serve the public as an impartial witness when important documents are signed.
Composite drawings made from photographs are not producible. Photographs, if they relate to a witness' statement must be produced. [43] [44] Notes taken by a prosecutor or a law enforcement officer pertaining to an interview with a potential government witness may be subject to production under the Jencks Act if the witness testifies at trial ...
The text of 42 U.S.C. § 1988(b) are as follows: "(b) Attorney’s fees In any action or proceeding to enforce a provision of sections 1981, 1981a, 1982, 1983, 1985, and 1986 of this title, title IX of Public Law 92–318, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000, title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, or section 12361 ...