Sec. 240002. CRIMES AGAINST THE ELDERLY
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## SEC. 240002 CRIMES AGAINST THE ELDERLY **[**[28 U.S.C. 994 note](/us/usc/t28/s994)**]** ###
(a)In General Pursuant to its authority under the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 and section 21 of the Sentencing Act of 1987 (including its authority to amend the sentencing guidelines and policy statements) and its authority to make such amendments on an emergency basis, the United States Sentencing Commission shall ensure that the applicable guideline range for a defendant convicted of a crime of violence against an elderly victim is sufficiently stringent to deter such a crime, to protect the public from additional crimes of such a defendant, and to adequately reflect the heinous nature of such an offense. ###
(b)Criteria In carrying out subsection (a), the United States Sentencing Commission shall ensure that— ####
(1)the guidelines provide for increasingly severe punishment for a defendant commensurate with the degree of physical harm caused to the elderly victim; ####
(2)the guidelines take appropriate account of the vulnerability of the victim; and ####
(3)the guidelines provide enhanced punishment for a defendant convicted of a crime of violence against an elderly victim who has previously been convicted of a crime of violence against an elderly victim, regardless of whether the conviction occurred in Federal or State court. ###
(c)Definitions In this section— “**crime of violence**” means an offense under section 113, 114, 1111, 1112, 1113, 1117, 2241, 2242, or 2244 of title 18, United States Code. “**elderly victim**” means a victim who is 65 years of age or older at the time of an offense. # TITLE XXV SENIOR CITIZENS AGAINST MARKETING SCAMS
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