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	PROTECT Act of 2003 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The PROTECT Act of 2003 is a multipurpose United States law intended to prevent child abuse.
		The PROTECT Act mandated that the United States Attorney General promulgate new regulations to enforce the 2257 recordkeeping regulation, colloquially known as the '2257 Regulations'.
		However, the provisions of the Protect Act are distinct, since they establish the requirement of showing obscenity as defined by the Miller Test, which was not an element of the 1996 law.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/PROTECT_Act_of_2003 (621 words)

	Ask the Consul
		Again: Under the Protect Act, the intent of the person at the time he or she traveled is not a legitimate defense of acts later committed abroad.
		Under Dominican law, adult men who engage in sexual acts with underage girls may be charged with one of two crimes: “seduction” if the girl is 16 or 17, or “statutory rape” if the girl is under 16.
		The protection of children, who are generally not in a position to protect themselves, is – and rightly should be – a common goal of both our governments.
	www.usemb.gov.do /Consular/ask/protect_act1.htm (378 words)

	Drug Policy Alliance: Dance, Music and Entertainment
		The RAVE Act which threatens to squash live music and free speech was passed in 2003 when it was tacked onto an unrelated child protection bill.
		The "RAVE" Act, also referred to as the Illicit Drug Anti-Proliferation Act of 2003, was introduced as an addition to the Child Abduction Protect Act of 2003, widely recognized as the AMBER Alert bill (S151).
		In July 2005 the Alliance submitted a Freedom of Information Act request to the Department of Justice for information on how the RAVE Act is being used, in order to determine whether it is being abused by prosecutors.
	www.drugpolicy.org /communities/raveact (766 words)

	Reform the Patriot Act \| SAFE Act
		Supporters of the Patriot Act often argue that changes to the law were needed to give the government the same powers in foreign intelligence investigations that it already had in criminal investigations.
		In addition to imposing a time limit, the SAFE Act limits the reasons for "sneak and peek" warrants to four specific circumstances — that notice would cause (1) the life or physical safety of a person to be put in danger, (2) flight from prosecution, (3) destruction of evidence, or (4) intimidation of a witness.
		The SAFE Act would also change the definition to require that the actions must actually be intended to influence government conduct by intimidation or coercion, rather than that the actions "appear to be intended" to have that effect.
	action.aclu.org /reformthepatriotact/safe.html (6369 words)

	#266: 04-30-03 FACT SHEET PROTECT ACT
		The “PROTECT Act of 2003” is an historic milestone for our nation's children.
		The PROTECT Act comprehensively strengthens law enforcement’s ability to prevent, investigate, prosecute and punish violent crimes committed against children.
		•Prior to this Act, the length of post-release supervision of sex offenders was capped at five years, which is plainly inadequate in light of the high rate of recidivism for such offenders.
	www.usdoj.gov /opa/pr/2003/April/03_ag_266.htm (1025 words)

	Legal Deposit Libraries Act 2003 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Acts of Parliament of the Kingdom of England to 1659
		Acts of Parliament of the Kingdom of England to 1699
		Acts of Parliament of the Kingdom of England to 1706
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Legal_Deposit_Libraries_Act_2003 (797 words)

	Illicit Drug Anti-Proliferation Act of 2003 S.226 (The RAVE Act)
		The Illicit Drug Anti-Proliferation Act of 2003 (S.226) is essentially the RAVE Act of 2002 (S.2633) renamed.
		However, it is the understanding of COLBA that the purpose of the Rave Act legislation is not to prosecute legitimate law-abiding managers of stadiums, arenas, performing arts centers, licensed beverage facilities and other venues due to incidental drug use at their events.
		The purpose of the Rave Act is the prosecution of rogue promoters who not only know that there is illegal drug use at their event, but also hold the event for the purpose of illegal drug use or distribution.
	www.emdef.org /s226 (5664 words)

	Silent Corner » Blog Archive » CAN-SPAM Act of 2003
		Several reports in the technical industry blast this Act as being too lenient and undermining existing attempts at controlling spam, while the politicians stand behind this Act and say it is a big step forward.
		The rest of the Act covers items such as enforcement, mobile messaging, and effects on other laws that I won’t really get into, but there are a couple important specific points in the later parts of the Act to bring up, the first being that this Act will supersede state law.
		This Act has some major challenges, primarily in enforcement, as this covers only one country in a society (the Internet) that is global, but with other countries passing similar laws, and coordinating with each other, this could be a step in the right direction.
	www.silentcorner.com /archive/2003/12/12/can-spam-act-of-2003 (1417 words)

	Sentencing certitude - The Washington Times: Commentary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Professional expertise in sentencing is an illusion with false promises of rehabilitation and deterrence with lenity.
		That recognition — verified by 4,000 years of experience — discredits the angular attacks on the Protect Act of 2003 and an implementing July 28, 2003, policy directive of Attorney General John Ashcroft.
		The Protect Act thus enhanced public safety by directing the U.S. Sentencing Commission to revise guidelines to reduce downward adjustments by ending open-ended judicial sentencing discretion for sex crimes against minors and by encouraging appeals of downward adjustments through meticulous monitoring of legally dubious decisions.
	www.washtimes.com /commentary/20030818-085540-9192r.htm (806 words)

	The Facts About Delegate Dave Albo :: National Association to PROTECT Children :: Pro-Child :: Anti-Crime
		PROTECT, or the National Association to Protect Children, is a national pro-child, anti-crime group with members in all 50 states.
		Within a few weeks, PROTECT heard a troubling rumor that the the Crime Commission might propose to lower penalties for sodomy against a child, but only in cases where the perpetrator was in a custodial or supervisory relationship with his vicitm.
		PROTECT is a national membership association structured as an IRS social welfare organization, or 501(c)(4).
	www.protect.org /virginia/alboTheFacts.html (1632 words)

	President Signs PROTECT Act
		This law, the Protect Act of 2003, will greatly assist law enforcement in tracking criminals who would harm our children, and will greatly help in rescuing the youngest victims of crime.
		Under the Protect Act, we've seen images of children, even those created with computer technology, will now be illegal, giving prosecutors an important new tool.
		We are acting today in her memory, and in the memory of so many other girls and boys who lost their lives in innocence and acts of cruelty.
	www.whitehouse.gov /news/releases/2003/04/20030430-6.html (1194 words)

	Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003
		Acts of the Scottish Parliament printed from this website are printed under the superintendence and authority of the Queen’s Printer for Scotland.
		It should be noted that the right to reproduce the text of Acts does not extend to the Queen's Printer for Scotland imprints which should be removed from any copies of Act which are issued or made available to the public.
		Braille copies of this Act can also be purchased at the same price as the print edition by contacting TSO Customer Services on 0870 600 5522 or e-mail: customer.service@tso.co.uk.
	www.opsi.gov.uk /legislation/scotland/acts2003/20030002.htm (652 words)

	U.S. Copyright Office - Anticircumvention Rulemaking
		On October 28, 2003, the Librarian of Congress, on the recommendation of the Register of Copyrights, announced the classes of works subject to the exemption from the prohibition against circumvention of technological measures that control access to copyrighted works.
		The Copyright Office is conducting the rulemaking proceeding mandated by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which provides that the Librarian of Congress may exempt certain classes of works from the prohibition against circumvention of technological measures that control access to copyrighted works.
		The purpose of this proceeding is to determine whether there are particular classes of works as to which users are, or are likely to be, adversely affected in their ability to make noninfringing uses due to the prohibition on circumvention of access controls.
	www.copyright.gov /1201/2003/index.html (612 words)

	Introduction of Chemical Security Act of 2003 (S. 157)
		Fourth, assessments and plans are protected from unauthorized disclosure through a FOIA exemption and penalties that apply to unauthorized disclosure.
		This Act may be cited as the "Chemical Security Act of 2003".
		(4) Protection of information.-- (A) Disclosure exemption.--Except with respect to certifications specified in paragraphs (1) through (3) of this subsection and section 5(a), all information provided to the Administrator under this subsection, and all information derived from that information, shall be exempt from disclosure under section 552 of title 5, United States Code.
	www.fas.org /sgp/congress/2003/s157.html (3878 words)

	FindLaw's Writ - Allenbaugh: The PROTECT Act's Sentencing Provisions, And the Attorney General's Controversial Memo
		The PROTECT Act and the Ashcroft memorandum indicate a distrust of the judiciary, and a belief that more offenders should be imprisoned for longer periods of time.
		She complained that, under the new regime, "the wisdom of the years and breadth of experience accumulated by judges and the Sentencing Commission in adjudicating criminal cases and sentencing defendants is chucked for the inexperience of young prosecutors and the equally young think-tank policy makers in the legislative and executive branches."
		Otherwise, the VICTORY Act continues the assault on the federal judiciary that the PROTECT Act and the Ashcroft memo embody.
	writ.news.findlaw.com /allenbaugh/20030813.html (1736 words)

	The PATRIOT Oversight Restoration Act of 2003
		Since we passed the PATRIOT Act in October 2001, it has grown increasingly apparent that the trust and cooperation Congress provided to the executive branch has proved to be a one-way street.
		When we passed the PATRIOT Act in October 2001, I noted that Congress needed to exercise careful oversight of how the Justice Department, the FBI and other executive branch agencies used the newly expanded powers that the act provided.
		This Act may be cited as the "PATRIOT Oversight Restoration Act of 2003".
	www.fas.org /irp/congress/2003_cr/s1695.html (2251 words)

	United States Department of Justice
		The PATRIOT Act passed with overwhelming bipartisan majorities, in the Senate by 98-1, and in the House of Representatives by 357-66.
		The Act brought the law up to date with current technology, so we no longer have to fight a digital-age battle with legal authorities left over from the era of rotary telephones.
		Before the PATRIOT Act, it was not certain that the ban on "material support or resources" encompassed expert advice and assistance - for example, advice provided by a civil engineer on destroying a building, or advice by a biochemist on making a biological agent more lethal.
	www.lifeandliberty.gov /subs/add_myths.htm (9374 words)

	Oppose H.R. 2028, the "Pledge Protection Act of 2003"
		The American Humanist Association (AHA) stands in opposition to H.R. 2028, the "Pledge Protection Act of 2003," which would prevent all federal courts from hearing cases challenging or interpreting rights granted by the First Amendment as they relate to Pledge of Allegiance cases.
		If passed, the Pledge Protection Act would set a dangerous precedent by stripping federal courts of judicial independence and paving the way to preventing federal judges from ruling on other controversial social issues from abortion and gun control to school vouchers and school prayer.
		As we warned with the Marriage Protection Act (H.R.3313), attempts by Congress to strip the judiciary of their power to review legislation are inequitable and will open the door to more of the same.
	www.americanhumanist.org /press/PledgeProtectionAct.html (448 words)

	Consular Information Sheet Criminal Penalties
		For purposes of the PROTECT Act, illicit sexual conduct includes any commercial sex act in a foreign country with a person under the age of 18.
		The law defines a commercial sex act as any sex act, on account of which anything of value is given to or received by a person under the age of 18.
		Under the Protection of Children from Sexual Predators Act of 1998, it is a crime to use the mail or any facility of interstate or foreign commerce, including the Internet, to transmit information about a minor under the age of 16 for criminal sexual purposes that include, among other things, the production of child pornography.
	travel.state.gov /travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1467.html (201 words)

	STATES SUE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO PROTECT CLEAN AIR ACT
		A coalition of 12 states, the District of Columbia and local governments today sued the Environmental Protection Agency to block changes it is making to the regulations that implement key aspects of the federal Clean Air Act.
		Maine Attorney General Steven Rowe said: "The statutory mission of the EPA is to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment upon which life depends.
		The new rules by the Environmental Protection Agency undermine Congressional intent in passing this pioneering environmental legislation.
	www.oag.state.ny.us /press/2003/oct/oct27b_03.html (1426 words)

	Washington State Man Convicted in Protect Act Case
		The Bureau of Diplomatic Security recently assisted U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement with the investigation and arrest of the first individual to be prosecuted under the 2003 Protect Act.
		The Protect Act makes it illegal for U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents to travel outside the United States to engage in sexual acts with children.
		If prosecuted to the fullest extent under the law of the Protect Act, Clark could serve a maximum sentence of 30 years for each offense and pay a fine of $250,000.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/prs/ps/2004/30731.htm (387 words)

	beSpacific: Net Child Porn Ban Passes Senate
		On Monday, the Senate passed, by a vote of 84-0, the Prosecutorial Remedies and Tools Against the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003, or the 'PROTECT Act' (S.
		In addition, this bill is seen as a response to the April 16, 2002 Supreme Court decision, Ashcroft v.
		See also the Statement of Senator Patrick Leahy, co-sponsor of the Prosecutorial Remedies and Tools against the Exploitation of Children Today Act (PROTECT Act) of 2003.
	www.bespacific.com /mt/archives/001962.html (123 words)

	The Badger Herald - Bush signs Protect Act of 2003 into law
		The Protect Act fulfills those requests and outlaws even computer-generated pornographic images of minors.
		As a member of the Wisconsin State Legislature in 1998, Green introduced the two strikes provision to ensure sex offenders convicted of repeat offenses be sentenced to a mandatory prison term of life.
		Green, who was also on hand Wednesday in the Rose Garden, said in a release that Bush’s signing of the Protect Act would be a defining moment because it would send a clear message to sex offenders who prey on children.
	badgerherald.com /news/2003/05/01/bush_signs_protect_a.php (713 words)

	portland imc - 2003.04.13 - LIBERTY AT STAKE
		Whatever the merits or lack thereof in SB 22, it is utterly unrelated to the contents of the draft Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003, more commonly referred to as PATRIOT Act II.
		Simply said it bears no relationship to the draft PATRIOT Act II, a rumor that's been going around since February, and one that seems to be based almost entirely on superficicial glances at the section titles of SB 22.
		Perhaps that explains why that Republican dickweed withdrew his amendment to another bill aiming to do the same thing- it was already concealed in S. I'm not all that good at wading through Senatespeak, so if anyone with a legal background or the bordc could comment on this, it would be helpful.
	portland.indymedia.org /en/2003/04/59151.shtml (639 words)

	04.23.03: Greens Urge Repeal of 'Rave Act' Legislation
		The Rave Act legislation was passed after Sen. Joe Biden (D.-Del.) attached it to an unrelated piece of legislation, the "Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003" or PROTECT Act to establish a system of measures in the event of child abduction.
		Opponents of the Rave Act, including the Drug Policy Alliance, note that the bill had not passed any committees in the House or Senate this year.
		Greens have urged repeal of current anti-drug laws and an end to the 'war on drugs' in light of civil liberties, the need for addiction to be addressed through medical attention rather than incarceration, and the harm that anti-drug laws have caused through the perpetuation of a violent drug trade.
	www.gp.org /press/pr_04_23_03.html (418 words)

	Act now to protect your practice -- August 2003 -- FP Report
		The online story has the complete list of actions to take to protect the financial security of your practice.
		Plan now for disruptions in cash flow next fall by anticipating a 10 percent to 20 percent increase in rejected or delayed claims during the fourth quarter of 2003.
		Put aside additional savings and cash reserves, put off new expenditures during this period, and be prepared to get a commercial loan if necessary.
	www.aafp.org /fpr/20030800/2.html (428 words)

	Radio Currents Online - Apr 28 - May 04, 2003
		This name of the Act is cited as the Prosecutorial Remedies and Tools Against the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003.
		The Act is designed to offer protection to minors and expands the AMBER Alert system that up to now has been a voluntary effort.
		Watertown, SD - Apr 30, 2003 - The National Association of Tower Erectors (NATE) is moving to a new headquarters on May 19, 2003.
	beradio.com /currents/radio_currents_27/index.html (2364 words)

	beSpacific: February 2003 Archives
		Reuters reports that the January 7, 2003 decision from the Oslo, Norway Court of First Instance, acquitting teen Jon Johansen of criminal charges related to creating a utility (DeCSS) that descrambled the code for DVD players, has been appealed.
		Via EPIC, this February 18, 2003 decision from the Supreme Court of New Hampshire determines liability in a case that involved the use of an information broker, ID theft and pretexting that resulted in the murder of 19 year old Amy Lynn Boyer in 1999.
		Fraud-Net.com is a new, password protected database developed by the Florida Bankers Association (FBA) and the North Carolina Bankers Association, as a proactive tool for the banking industry to collaborate with law enforcement in the fight against financial fraud.
	www.bespacific.com /mt/archives/2003_02.html (8281 words)

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