Official Proceeding [Criminal Procedure] Law and Legal Definition
According to 18 USCS § 1515 [title 18. Crimes and Criminal Procedure; Part I. Crimes; Chapter 73. Obstruction of Justice], the term "official proceeding" means--
“(A) a proceeding before a judge or court of the United States, a United States magistrate [United States magistrate judge], a bankruptcy judge, a judge of the United States Tax Court, a special trial judge of the Tax Court, a judge of the United States Claims Court [United States Court of Federal Claims], or a Federal grand jury;
(B) a proceeding before the Congress;
(C) a proceeding before a Federal Government agency which is authorized by law; or
(D) a proceeding involving the business of insurance whose activities affect interstate commerce before any insurance regulatory official or agency or any agent or examiner appointed by such official or agency to examine the affairs of any person engaged in the business of insurance whose activities affect interstate commerce.”
Legal Definition list
- Official Proceeding [Criminal Procedure]
- Official Poverty Line
- Official Policy
- Official Notice
- Official Memorandum( Agriculture)
- Official Residence [Department of State Standardized Regulations]
- Official Residence Expenses [Department of State Standardized Regulations]
- Official Responsibility
- Official Sample
- Official Seal [Education]
- Official Visa
Related Legal Terms
- Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences [ACJS]
- Administration of Criminal Justice
- Administrative Procedure
- Administrative Procedure Act
- Administrative Proceeding
- Affiliation Proceeding
- Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures (Family Law)
- American Board of Criminalistics
- Appropriate Official
- Approval Procedure
