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# 16 U.S.C. § 404c–2 - Fugitives from justice

## Text

All fugitives from justice taking refuge in the park shall be subject to the same laws as fugitives from justice found in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

(June 5, 1942, ch. 341, § 2, 56 Stat. 317; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 39, 62 Stat. 992.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Amendments1948—Act June 25, 1948, struck out first sentence relating to inclusion of park in a judicial district. See section 97 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, and section 3231 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1948 AmendmentSection 38 of act June 25, 1948, provided that the amendment made by that act is effective Sept. 1, 1948.