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 96 STAT. 1252

Definitions.

18 USC 1515.

PUBLIC LAW 97-291—OCT. 12, 1982

harassment of the victim or witness but in no case for a period in excess of three years from the date of such order's issuance. The attorney for the Government may, at any time within ninety days before the expiration of such order, apply for a new protective order under this section. "(c) As used in this s e c t i o n ed) the term 'harassment' means a course of conduct directed at a specific person that— "(A) causes substantial emotional distress in such person; and "(B) serves no legitimate purpose; and "(2) the term 'course of conduct' means a series of acts over a period of time, however short, indicating a continuity of purpose. "§ 1515. Definitions for certain provisions "As used in sections 1512 and 1513 of this title and in this section— "(1) the term 'official proceeding' means— "(A) a proceeding before a judge or court of the United States, a United States magistrate, a bankruptcy judge, or a Federal grand jury; "(B) a proceeding before the Congress; or "(C) a proceeding before a Federal Government agency which is authorized by law; "(2) the term 'physical force' means physical action against another, and includes confinement; "(3) the term 'misleading conduct' means— "(A) knowingly malang a false statement; "(B) intentionally omitting information from a statement and thereby causing a portion of such statement to be misleading, or intentionally concealing a material fact, and thereby creating a false impression by such statement; "(C) with intent to mislead, knowingly submitting or inviting reliance on a writing or recording that is false, forged, altered, or otherwise lacking in authenticity; "(D) with intent to mislead, knowingly submitting or inviting reliance on a sample, specimen, map, photograph, boundary mark, or other object that is misleading in a material respect; or "(E) knowingly using a trick, scheme, or device with intent to mislead; "(4) the term 'law enforcement officer' means an officer or employee of the Federal Government, or a person authorized to act for or on behalf of the Federal Government or serving the Federal Government as an adviser or consultant— "(A) authorized under law to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of an offense; or "(B) serving as a probation or pretrial services officer under this title; and "(5) the term 'bodily injury' means— "(A) a cut, abrasion, bruise, burn, or disfigurement; "(B) physical pain; "(C) illness; "(D) impairment of the function of a bodily member, organ, or mental faculty; or

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