All 66 Stat. 135. Penalty. munications of the court, or acquired in the course of the performance of official duties. "(d) Any person or persons who shall violate subsection (c) of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than $100 or by imprisonment for not more than ninety days, or by both. Prosecutions for violations of subsection (c) of this section shall be brought in the name of the District of Columbia in the Municipal Court for the District of Columbia by the Corporation Counsel or any of his assistants." Approved June 12, 1952. Ante, p. 72. To amend the Act entitled "An Act to assist Federal prisoners in their rehabilitation." Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 2 of the Act of May 15, 1952 (Public Law 342, Eighty-second Congress), relating to the rehabilitation of Federal prisoners is hereby amended 66 Stat. 479 by striking out the words "Federal income, State, and gift taxes" and inserting in lieu thereof "Federal income, estate, and gift taxes”. 66 Stat. 480. Chapter 631 - 2d Session AN ACT To amend section 508 of title 14, United States Code. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the analysis of Coast Guard. chapter 13 of title 14, United States Code, entitled "Coast Guard", as Deserters. amended, immediately preceding section 461 of such title, is amended 63 Stat. 529. by striking out the item "508. Deserters; arrest of by civil authorities; penalties." and in lieu thereof inserting "508. Deserters; payment of expenses incident to apprehension and delivery; penalties." SEC. 2. Section 508 of title 14, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "g 508. Deserters; payment of expenses incident to apprehension and delivery; penalties. "(a) The Coast Guard may, pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary, make such expenditures as are deemed necessary for the apprehension and delivery of deserters, stragglers, and prisoners. "(b) No person who is convicted by court martial for desertion from the Coast Guard in time of war, and as the result of such conviction is dismissed or dishonorably discharged from the Coast Guard shall afterwards be enlisted, appointed, or commissioned in any military or naval service under the United States, unless the disability resulting from desertion, as established by this section is removed by a board of commissioned officers of the Coast Guard convened for consideration - of the case, and the action of the Board is approved by the Secretary; or unless he is restored to duty in time of war." Approved July 10, 1952. 66 Stat. 539. 66 Stat. 540. To confer Federal jurisdiction to prosecute certain common-law crimes of violence when such crimes are committed on an American airplane in flight over the high seas or over waters within the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 7 of Title 18, title 18, United States Code, is hereby amended by adding at the end U.S. Code, thereof a new subsection reading as follows: amendment. "(5) Any aircraft belonging in whole or in part to the United 62 Stat. 685. States, or any citizen thereof, or to any corporation created by or under the laws of the United States, or any State, Territory, district, or possession thereof, while such aircraft is in flight over the high 66 Stat. 589. seas, or over any other waters within the admiralty and maritime 66 Stat. 590. jurisdiction of the United States and out of the jurisdiction of any particular State." Approved July 12, 1952. To amend subsection (d) of section 12 of the Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That subsection (d) of section 12 of the Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950 (Public 64 Stat. 997. Law 831, Eighty-first Congress) is amended by striking the figure 50 U.S.C. "12,500" and substituting in lieu thereof the figure "15,000". Approved July 12, 1952. 791. To provide for the more effective prevention, detection, and punishment of crime in the District of Columbia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be District of cited as the "District of Columbia Law Enforcement Act of 1953". TITLE I-TABLE OF CONTENTS AND DEFINITIONS SEC. 101. This Act is divided into titles and sections according to the following table of contents: TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE I-TABLE OF CONTENTS AND DEFINITIONS Sec. 101. Table of contents. Columbia Law Sec. 102. Definitions. TITLE II-CRiminal OffenSES Sec. 201. Minimum sentences for certain crimes. Sec. 202. Sex offenses. Sec. 203. Abortion. Sec. 204. Amendments to the Dangerous Weapons Act. Sec. 205. Assault on police officer. Sec. 206. Gambling. Sec. 207. Arrests without a warrant. Sec. 208. Presence in illegal establishments. Sec. 209. Possessing implements of crime. Sec. 210. Unlawful assembly-profane and indecent language. Sec. 211. Disorderly conduct. Sec. 212. Threats to do bodily harm. Sec. 213. Receiving stolen goods. Sec. 214. Fornication. Sec. 215. Amendments to certain penal provisions relating to the taking of property. TITLE III-METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT Sec. 801. Records-General provisions. Sec. 302. Central criminal records. Sec. 303. Reports by independent police. Sec. 305. Bonding of Metropolitan Police. TITLE IV-GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 401. The Council on Law Enforcement in the District. Sec. 402. Powers of investigators assigned to United States attorney. Sec. 404. Licenses for bottle clubs. Sec. 405. Psychiatrist and psychologist. Sec. 406. Records to be kept by bondsmen. Sec. 407. Extradition. Sec. 408. Qualifications of jurors. Sec. 409. Refusal to give testimony. Sec. 410. Contempt of the Municipal Court. Sec. 411. Effect of Reorganization Plan No. 5. DEFINITIONS SEC. 102. For the purposes of this Act (1) The term "Commissioners" means the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia; (2) The term "district court" means the United States District Court for the District of Columbia; 67 Stat. 90, 67 Stat. 91. 47 Stat. 697. (3) The term "United States attorney" means the United States attorney for the District of Columbia; (4) The term "municipal court" means The Municipal Court for the District of Columbia; and (5) The term "District" means the District of Columbia. TITLE II-CRIMINAL OFFENSES MINIMUM SENTENCES FOR CERTAIN CRIMES SEC. 201. (a) Section 3 of the Act entitled "An Act to establish a Board of Indeterminate Sentence and Parole for the District of Columbia and to determine its functions, and for other purposes", approved July 15, 1932, as amended (D. C. Code, sec. 24-203), is amended by inserting "(a)" after "SEC. 3."; by inserting ", except as provided in subsections (b) and (c)" after "hereafter" in the first sentence; and by adding at the end of the section the following new subsections: "(b) The minimum sentence imposed under this section on a person convicted of an assault with intent to commit rape in violation of section 803 of the Act entitled 'An Act to establish a code of law for the District of Columbia', approved March 3, 1901, as amended (D. C. 31 Stat. 1321, Code, sec. 22-501), or of armed robbery in violation of section 810 1322. D. C. Code 22-2901. 47 Stat. 650. 47 Stat. 650. 67 Stat. 91. 67 Stat. 92. of such Act (D. C. Code 22-3202) shall be not less than two years if the violation occurs after the person has been convicted in the District of Columbia or elsewhere of a crime of violence as defined in section 1 of the Act of July 8, 1932, as amended, providing for the control of dangerous weapons in the District of Columbia (D. C. Code, sec. 223201). The minimum sentence imposed under this section on a person convicted of rape in violation of section 808 of the Act entitled 'An Act to establish a code of law for the District of Columbia', 31 Stat. 1322. approved March 3, 1901, as amended (D. C. Code, sec. 22-2801), shall not be less than seven years if the violation occurs after the person has been convicted in the District of Columbia or elsewhere of a crime of violence, as so defined. The maximum sentence in each case to which this subsection applies shall not be less than three times the minimum sentence imposed, and shall not be more than the maximum fixed by law. Post, p. 93. Post, P. 97. "(c) For a person convicted of "(1) a violation of section 432 (b) of the Revised Statutes, relating to the District of Columbia, as amended (D. C. Code, sec. 22-505, relating to assault with a dangerous weapon on a police officer) occurring after the person has been convicted of a violation of that section or of a felony, either in the District of Columbia or in another jurisdiction; "(2) a violation of section 3 of the Act of July 8, 1932, as amended, providing for the control of dangerous weapons in the District (D. C. Čode, sec. 22-3203, relating to illegal possession of a pistol), occurring after the person has been convicted of violating that section; or "(3) a violation of section 209 of the District of Columbia Law Enforcement Act of 1953 (relating to possession of implements of crime) occurring after the person has been convicted in the District of Columbia of a violation of that section or of a felony, either in the District of Columbia or in another jurisdiction, the minimum sentence imposed under this section shall not be less than one year, and the maximum sentence shall not be less than three times the minimum sentence imposed nor more than the maximum |