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OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL AND SAFE STREETS ACT, P.L. 90351 82 STAT. 197 AS AMENDED BY P. L. 91-644 84 STAT. 1880 - TEXT OF AMENDED STATUTE AND SUMMARY OF MAJOR AMENDMENTS

NCJ Number
8006
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1971
Length
21 pages
Annotation
THE NEW PROVISIONS IN THE ACT PROVIDE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE REORGANIZATION WITHIN THE LEAA, NEW ACTION PROGRAMS, REVISED GRANT CRITERIA, AND A BUDGET AUTHORIZATION.
Abstract
SPECIAL CRIMINAL PENALTIES WERE ALSO ADDED TO THE ACT FOR MISUSE OF LEAA FUNDS- UP TO FIVE YEARS IN PRISON AND A $10,000 FINE.