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  2. Bi-State Police - Wikipedia

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    In 2022, the Federeal Protective Service had 2105 total arrests, detentions, and citations which included state and municipal penal code violations. [49] All crimes will be prosecuted in federal court when charged under the Assimilative Crimes Act. [50] All federal LEO's have full or limited local authority in Washington DC.

  3. Age-of-consent reform - Wikipedia

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    Age-of-consent reform is an effort to change age-of-consent laws. Proposed reforms typically include raising, lowering, or abolishing the age of consent, applying (or not applying) close-in-age exemptions, changing penalties, or changing how cases are examined in court.

  4. List of punishments for murder in the United States - Wikipedia

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    15 years to life (either 15 years to life or life without parole if the defendant served a prior murder conviction under Penal Code 190.05) Second Degree Murder of a Peace Officer 25 years to life (only an option if the defendant was under 18) (Life without parole if any of the following are true: The defendant's intention was to kill, OR

  5. Legality of incest in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In all but two states (and the special case of Ohio, which "targets only parental figures"), [1] incest is criminalized between consenting adults. In New Jersey and Rhode Island, incest between consenting adults (16 or over for Rhode Island, 18 or over for New Jersey) is not a criminal offense, though marriage is not allowed in either state.

  6. Timeline of women's legal rights (other than voting) in the ...

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    It sought to amend Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code. Previously, the age of consent had been set at 10 in 1860. After the bill was passed on 29 March 1891, the Section 376 included sex with a girl under 12 even if the person is the wife of the perpetrator, as rape. [148] United Kingdom: The Slander of Women Act 1891 was enacted.

  7. Portal:Law/Did you know/List - Wikipedia

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    Section 20A; Section 21 notice; Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code; Section 171 of the Criminal Code of Cyprus; Secured transactions in the United States; Sedition Act 1948; Sedition Act (Singapore) Sejm of the Grand Duchy of Posen; Selective Training and Service Act of 1940; Self-deportation; Seling v. Young; Sell v. United States; Senatus ...

  8. Heteromeles - Wikipedia

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    Toyon typically grows from 2–5 metres (6 + 1 ⁄ 2 – 16 + 1 ⁄ 2 ft), rarely up to 10 m in shaded conditions, and has a rounded to irregular top. Its leaves are evergreen, alternate, sharply toothed, have short petioles, and are 5–10 centimetres (2– 3 + 7 ⁄ 8 in) in length and 2–4 cm (3 ⁄ 4 – 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) wide.