34 USC § 60903 - Full reinvestigation

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identifier: "/us/usc/t34/s60903"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "34 USC § 60903 - Full reinvestigation"
title_number: 34
title_name: "CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT"
section_number: "60903"
section_name: "Full reinvestigation"
chapter_number: 609
chapter_name: "HOMICIDE VICTIMS’ FAMILIES’ RIGHTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 117–164, § 4, Aug. 3, 2022, 136 Stat. 1359.)"
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# § 60903. Full reinvestigation

**(a)** **In general** section 60901 of this title

The agency shall conduct a full reinvestigation of the cold case murder at issue if the review of the case file required by  concludes that a full reinvestigation of such cold case murder would result in probative investigative leads.

**(b)** **Reinvestigation** A full reinvestigation shall include analyzing all evidence regarding the cold case murder at issue for the purpose of developing probative investigative leads or a likely perpetrator.

**(c)** **Reviewer** A reinvestigation required under subsection (a) shall not be conducted by a person who previously investigated the murder at issue.

**(d)** **Prohibition on multiple concurrent reviews** Only one full reinvestigation shall be undertaken at any one time with respect to the same cold case murder victim.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 117–164, § 4, Aug. 3, 2022, 136 Stat. 1359.)