Pub. L. 100-690, tit. VI, subtit. N, sec. 6451

VIOLENT FELONIES BY JUVENILES.

EnactedYear: 1988Length: 89 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 6451. VIOLENT FELONIES BY JUVENILES. Section 924(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (e)(2)(B), by inserting “, or any act of juvenile delinquency involving the use or carrying of a firearm, knife, or destructive device that would be punishable by imprisonment for such term if committed by an adult,” after “one year”; and (2) by adding at the end thereof the following: “(C) the term ‘conviction’ includes a finding that a person has committed an act of juvenile delinquency involving a violent felony,”.
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