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Code · BILL · 115th Congress · H.R. 2115 (Introduced in House) — To encourage State, local and tribal jurisdictions to implement and enforce appropriate and time-sensitive procedures... · Sec. 7

Sec. 7. Definitions

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In this Act: The term in the custody of a law enforcement agency means, with regard to an individual, that the individual is detained, under arrest, or is in the process of being arrested, is en route to be incarcerated, or is incarcerated at a municipal or county jail, State prison, State-run boot camp prison, boot camp prison that is contracted out by the State, any State or local contract facility, or other local, tribal or State correctional facility, including a juvenile facility or a medical or mental health facility.
The term custodial record means the central file of an individual in custody. The term juvenile facility includes juvenile or youth detention center, placement facility, group home or other State, private or contracted unit maintaining the custody of a youth under court order or law enforcement action. The term life-threatening event means a medical event, episode, condition, or accident— where, without immediate treatment for the condition, death is eminent; where hospitalization is required because of a serious, life-threatening medical or surgical condition that requires immediate treatment; or where an individual is unconscious or incapacitated such that they are incapable of providing consent for medical treatment.
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