Notes on 18 U.S.C. § 2266 : US Code - Notes
Search Notes on 18 U.S.C. § 2266 : US Code - Notes
(Added Pub. L. 103-322, title IV, Sec. 40221(a), Sept. 13, 1994,
108 Stat. 1931; amended Pub. L. 106-386, div. B, title I, Sec.
1107(d), Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1499; Pub. L. 109-162, title I,
Secs. 106(d), 116(b), Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 2982, 2988.)
AMENDMENTS
2006 - Par. (5). Pub. L. 109-162, Sec. 106(d)(1), added par. (5)
and struck out heading and text of former par. (5). Text read as
follows: "The term 'protection order' includes any injunction or
other order issued for the purpose of preventing violent or
threatening acts or harassment against, or contact or communication
with or physical proximity to, another person, including any
temporary or final order issued by a civil and criminal court
(other than a support or child custody order issued pursuant to
State divorce and child custody laws, except to the extent that
such an order is entitled to full faith and credit under other
Federal law) whether obtained by filing an independent action or as
a pendente lite order in another proceeding so long as any civil
order was issued in response to a complaint, petition, or motion
filed by or on behalf of a person seeking protection."
Par. (7)(A). Pub. L. 109-162, Sec. 106(d)(2), which directed
amendment of cls. (i) and (ii) by substituting "2261A -
"(I) a spouse or former spouse of the abuser, a person who
shares a child in common with the abuser, and a person who
cohabits or has cohabited as a spouse with the abuser; or
"(II) a person who is or has been in a social relationship of a
romantic or intimate nature with the abuser, as determined by the
length of the relationship, the type of relationship, and the
frequency of interaction between the persons involved in the
relationship"
for "2261A, a spouse or former spouse of the abuser, a person who
shares a child in common with the abuser, and a person who cohabits
or has cohabited as a spouse with the abuser", was executed only to
cl. (i) to reflect the probable intent of Congress because the
quoted language to be deleted does not appear in cl. (ii).
Par. (10). Pub. L. 109-162, Sec. 116(b), added par. (10).
2000 - Pub. L. 106-386 reenacted section catchline without change
and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text defined
"bodily injury", "Indian country", "protection order", "spouse or
intimate partner", "State", and "travel across State lines".