§ 1613.2 - Definition.  


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  • § 1613.2 Definition.

    Criminal proceeding means the adversary judicial process prosecuted by a public officer and initiated by a formal complaint, information, or indictment charging a person with an offense denominated “criminal” by applicable law and punishable by death, imprisonment, or a jail sentence.

    [79 FR 21150, Apr. 15, 2014]