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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 · Sec. 837

Sec. 837. EXCHANGE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT INFORMATION

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## SEC. 837 EXCHANGE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT INFORMATION Section 11(e)(8) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)(8)) is amended— ####
(1)by striking “ that
(A)such ” and inserting the follow- ing: ``that— > > ##### “(A) > > the” > ; ####
(2)by striking “ law,
(B)notwithstanding ” and inserting the following: ``law; > > ##### “(B) > > notwithstanding” > ; ####
(3)by striking “ Act, and
(C)such ” and inserting the following: ``Act; > > ##### “(C) > > the” > ; and ####
(4)by adding at the end the following: > > ##### “(D) > > notwithstanding any other provision of law, the address, social security number, and, if available, photograph of any member of a household shall be made available, on request, to any Federal, State, or local law enforcement officer if the officer furnishes the State agency with the name of the member and notifies the agency that— > > > ###### “(i) > > the member— > > > ###### “(I) > > is fleeing to avoid prosecution, or custody or confinement after conviction, for a crime (or attempt to commit a crime) that, under the law of the place the member is fleeing, is a felony (or, in the case of New Jersey, a high misdemeanor), or is violating a condition of probation or parole imposed under Federal or State law; or > > > ###### “(II) > > has information that is necessary for the officer to conduct an official duty related to subclause (I); > > > ###### “(ii) > > locating or apprehending the member is an official duty; and > > > ###### “(iii) > > the request is being made in the proper exercise of an official duty; and > > > ##### “(E) > > the safeguards shall not prevent compliance with paragraph (16);” > .
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