# § 3673. Definitions for sentencing provisions
As used in chapters 227 and 229—
**(1)** the term “found guilty” includes acceptance by a court of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere;
**(2)** the term “commission of an offense” includes the attempted commission of an offense, the consummation of an offense, and any immediate flight after the commission of an offense; and
**(3)** the term “law enforcement officer” means a public servant authorized by law or by a government agency to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of an offense.
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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 212(a)(4), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2010; amended Pub. L. 99–646, § 2(a), Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3592.)
## Editorial Notes
### Amendments
1986— redesignated pars. (a) to (c) as (1) to (3), respectively, and inserted “the term” after “(1)”, “(2)”, and “(3)”.
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date of 1986 Amendment
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### Effective Date
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