WebBrief Synopsis. The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, H.R. (Sec. 523, 526, 610 A.2d 878 (App.Div.1992)) (observing that [i]n some respects the threshold issue in actions against public entities is similar to the verbal-threshold issue in no-fault cases.). Authorizes appropriations. 90207) Authorizes the Director to appoint up to 75 and such additional officers and employees as necessary to carry out functions of the Office. In assessing the severity of the disfigurement, the Falcone court listed a number of objective factors the court should consider, namely its appearance, coloration, existence and size. Falcone, supra, 135 N.J.Super. Title III: Crime Prevention - Subtitle A: Ounce of Prevention Council - Establishes an Ounce of Prevention Council which: (1) for any program authorized under this Act, only at the request of the Council member with jurisdiction over that program, may coordinate that program through the Council; and (2) shall be responsible for such functions as coordinated planning, development of a comprehensive crime prevention program catalogue, provision of assistance to communities and community-based organization seeking information regarding crime prevention programs and integrated program service delivery, and development of strategies for program integration and grant simplification. at 145, 342 A.2d 875. To withstand a motion for summary judgment, the non-moving party need only present competent evidential materials [which], when viewed in the light most favorable to [that] party, are sufficient to permit a rational factfinder to resolve the alleged disputed issue in [that party's] favor Brill, supra, 142 N.J. at 540, 666 A.2d 146. Here, at the very least, the record raises a factual dispute concerning plaintiff's claim that her scars constitute permanent and substantial disfigurements. 31122) Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to emerging CDCs to enable them to establish, maintain, or expand revolving loan funds, to make or guarantee loans, or to make capital investments in new or expanding local businesses. (Sec. Directs the Secretary to conduct a thorough evaluation of the programs assisted under this Act. 40508) Requires the Attorney General to study and report to the Congress on: (1) the means by which abusive spouses may obtain information concerning the addresses or locations of estranged or former spouses; and (2) problems of recordkeeping of criminal complaints involving domestic violence. (Sec. 310002) Makes a conforming reduction in discretionary spending limits. Calls on the President to convene a national summit on violence in America prior to convening the Commission. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) information required to be reported; (2) defrayment of costs to volunteers of conducting background checks; (3) fees; (4) costs of the FBI; (5) report and implementation deadlines; and (6) the definitions of "identifiable child abuse crime case" and "individuals with disabilities." WebChanges in the 1994 Strong Interest Inventory (SII; Harmon, Hansen, Borgen, & Hammer, 1994) are reviewed and evaluated according to a set of criteria originally proposed by at 420, 696 A.2d 625, provided the loss is substantial and the claimant has met the $1,000 medical expense requirement, see id. (Sec. 210303) Requires the Director of: (1) the FBI to appoint an advisory board on DNA quality assurance methods from among nominations proposed by the head of the National Academy of Sciences and professional societies of crime laboratory officials and issue standards for quality assurance; and (2) the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) to make specified certifications to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees regarding the establishment of a proficiency testing program for DNA analyses. 59:9-2(d), the totality of plaintiff's injuries may constitute sufficiently aggravated circumstances to justify the recovery of pain-and-suffering damages. (Sec. Authorizes the Attorney General to assess the cost efficiency and utility of using modular, prefabricated, precast, and pre-engineered construction components and designs for housing nonviolent criminals. The wrap-up rap is an inherently ridiculous genre. Chapter 3: Safety for Women in Public Transit and Public Parks - Authorizes appropriations for the Secretary of Transportation to make capital grants for the prevention of crime and to increase security in existing and future public transportation systems Authorizes the Secretary to make grants and loans to States and local public bodies to increase the safety of public transportation through lighting, camera surveillance, security phones, or other projects. 90106) Prohibits advertising which aims to illegally solicit or sell drugs. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) limits on the use of funds (including a prohibition on using funds to provide sectarian worship or instruction); (2) application requirements; (3) eligibility of participants; and (4) the Federal share of funding. (Sec. 130009) Amends the Federal criminal code to: (1) increase penalties for passport and visa offenses; and (2) set penalties for violating passport and visa provisions to facilitate a drug trafficking crime or an act of international terrorism. Modifies FRE 412 to make inadmissible in a civil or criminal proceeding involving alleged sexual misconduct evidence offered to prove: (1) that any alleged victim engaged in other sexual behavior; and (2) any alleged victim's sexual predisposition. Specifically, she says she has pain in her right shoulder, elbow and ankle. Young Americans have historically been the least involved in politics, despite the huge consequences policies can have on them. Subtitle B: Law Enforcement Scholarship Program - Law Enforcement Scholarships and Recruitment Act - Requires the Director to provide scholarships for in-service law enforcement personnel who seek further education, allotting 80 percent of funds based on the relative number of law enforcement officers per State and 20 percent based on the relative shortage of officers. 30403) Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) application requirements; (2) grant approval and disbursement; (3) the grant period; (4) grantee reporting; and (5) guidelines on content and results for programs receiving grants. Title XXIX: Computer Crime - Computer Abuse Amendments Act of 1994 - Amends the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to make it a felony to knowingly transmit an unauthorized program, code, or command with intent to damage a computer system or information contained within a computer system, or to withhold or deny the use of such system or information, if the transmission: (1) occurred without the authorization of the person responsible for the computer system receiving the program; and (2) causes damage exceeding $1,000 in any one-year period or modifies or impairs the medical care of one or more individuals. Hammer Time: Directed by Barry Bruce. That case recognized an objective standard for determining whether a scar is a permanent significant disfigurement under New Jersey's original no-fault statute, N.J.S.A. He also sponsored bills to create a program for educating (Sec. 40703) Waives the current seven-year residence requirement to apply for suspension of deportation. Following vacatur, questions were raised as to whether the section 112(j) requirements should apply to those sources that had been subject to the MACT prior to vacatur. The email address cannot be subscribed. 90206) Authorizes appropriations. Requires States providing grant monies to ensure that at least 25 percent are devoted to education programs targeted for middle school, junior high school, and high school students. at 536, 666 A.2d 146. Consequently, the judge erred in concluding as a matter of law that plaintiff did not suffer a permanent disfigurement that is substantial. Copyright 2023, Thomson Reuters. Directs the Sentencing Commission to promulgate guidelines, or amend existing guidelines, to provide an appropriate enhancement of punishment for a defendant convicted of engaging in such activity. Our public interest mission means we will never put our service behind a paywall. (Sec. 130003) Authorizes the Attorney General to grant a nonimmigrant visa to an alien (and, as appropriate, specified relatives of the alien) who possess critical information about a criminal organization whose presence in the United States is essential to the success of an investigation or prosecution of an individual involved in such organization, or who the Secretary of State and the Attorney General jointly determine is in possession of critical information concerning a terrorist organization, subject to specified requirements. The scar on her elbow is shaped like an inverted V. Dr. D'Agostini opined in his final report that [plaintiff] will have a permanent disfiguring scar on her knee and a smaller but still permanent scar on her left elbow. In addition, the photographs reveal a scar on Mrs. Hammer's abdomen approximately two inches in length which resulted from the excision of a mass discovered after the accident. 60025) Makes an exception to the requirement that the court furnish to a defendant a list of the veniremen and witnesses if the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that providing the list may jeopardize the life or safety of any person. 40609) Directs the Attorney General to: (1) compile data regarding domestic violence and intimidation (including stalking) as part of the National Incident-Based Reporting System; and (2) report annually to the Congress concerning stalking and domestic violence. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. Subtitle B: Youth Handgun Safety - Prohibits the possession of a handgun or ammunition by, or the private transfer of a handgun or ammunition to, a juvenile, with exceptions. 40304) Expresses the sense of the Senate that news media, law enforcement officers, and other persons should exercise restraint and respect a rape victim's privacy by not disclosing the victim's identity to the general public or facilitating such disclosure without the victim's consent. (Sec. (Sec. 20416) Amends the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act to increase the period for exhaustion of administrative remedies to up to 180 days (currently, 90 days) and to require exhaustion where such remedies are fair and effective (currently, where such remedies are in substantial compliance with specified minimum acceptable standards). Statement of the facts: Congress passed the the Act in 1916. (Sec. Other parts of the Act provided for a greatly expanded federal death penalty, new classes of individuals banned from possessing firearms, and a variety of new crimes defined in statutes relating to immigration law, hate crimes, sex crimes, and gang-related crime. Visit us on Instagram, It would be the second place in D.C. that Donald Trump didnt visit, along with First Lady Melania Trumps separate White House bedroom. In the absence of any guidance, some. (Sec. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) application requirements; (2) priorities in making grants; (3) the Federal share; and (4) program evaluation. Directs the Comptroller General to: (1) serve in an advisory capacity; and (2) oversee the methodology and approve of the Commission study. Defendants moved for summary judgment, asserting that plaintiff's claim for pain and suffering did not meet the threshold established by the Tort Claims Act, particularly N.J.S.A. Requires the board to adopt qualification and training standards for such agents. Among the proposals were tax cuts, a permanent line-item veto, measures to reduce crime and provide middle-class tax relief, and constitutional amendments requiring term limits and a balanced budget. The vehicle hit plaintiff on the left side of her body, and she was thrown, landing on her right side. Subtitle D: Equal Justice for Women in the Courts Act - Equal justice for Women in the Courts Act of 1994 - Chapter 1: Education and Training for Judges and Court Personnel in State Courts - Authorizes the State Justice Institute (SJI) to make grants for model programs to be used by States in training judges and court personnel in State laws, and by Indian tribes in training tribal judges and court personnel in tribal laws, governing rape, sexual assault, domestic violence, and other crimes of violence motivated by the victim's gender. Authorizes the victim of any such offense to obtain a U.S. district court order, after notice to the defendant and an opportunity to be heard, requiring that the defendant be tested for the presence of the etiologic agent for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). (Sec. Specifically, the photographs show a thin diagonal scar extending from her right lower lip to her chin and a vertical scar extending from the corner of her right eye to her nose. We reverse. (Sec. (Sec. Its an open protocol, which means it does not have an owner using the platform 310003) Extends the authorization of appropriations for fiscal years for which the full amount authorized is not appropriated. Title XXX: Protection of Privacy of Information in State Motor Vehicle Records - Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994 - Prohibits the release or use by any State motor vehicle department (or any officer, employee, or contractor thereof) of personal information about an individual obtained by the department in connection with a motor vehicle record, with exceptions. 30302) Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) uses of funds; (2) program requirements (including supplying a description of the distinctive factors that contribute to chronic violent crime within the area proposed to be served by the grant, a comprehensive, community-based plan to attack intensively such factors, and an evaluation plan and projected timetable); (3) application requirements; and (4) reporting requirements. (Sec. Authorizes appropriations. Requires any such device manufactured after the date of this Act's enactment to be identified by a serial number that clearly shows that the device was manufactured or imported after the effective date of this Act. On March 30, 2010, U.S. EPA proposed to amend the 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart B rules governing case-by-case emission limits for major sources of hazardous air pollutants (HAP). Authorizes appropriations. We hope that with your input we can make GovTrack more accessible to minority and disadvantaged communities who we may currently struggle to reach. 130005) Authorizes the Attorney General to provide for the expeditious adjudication of asylum claims and the expeditious deportation of asylum applicants whose applications have been finally denied, unless the applicant remains in an otherwise valid nonimmigrant status. Authorizes the Attorney General to request any Federal agency to use its authorities and resources in support of State, tribal, and local assistance efforts. (Sec 280006) Requires the Sentencing Commission to report to the Congress on issues relating to sentences applicable to offenses involving the possession or distribution of all forms of cocaine. 137, 342 A.2d 875 (Law Div.1975). 20109) Authorizes appropriations. Furthermore, despite Dr. Tillis's conclusion that plaintiff's tendinitis was post traumatic, he did not state whether the trauma that caused the tendinitis was the collision of October 27, 1994, nor did he explain why he believed the tendinitis resulted from some trauma. (Sec. (Sec. at 289, 639 A.2d 1120 (quoting Falcone, supra, 135 N.J.Super. When we over rely on our strengths, the cognitive bias that we are displaying is called the law of the instrument (a.k.a., the law of the hammer). (Sec. Grants priority for such treatment based on an eligible prisoner's proximity to his or her release date. (Sec. The act authorizes the payments of cash incentives for employees who leave federal service voluntarily, either by retirement or resignation. Our view is different, however, with respect to plaintiff's claim of permanent disfigurement under N.J.S.A. 31133) Prohibits funds authorized under this Act from being used to finance the construction of housing. GovTrack.us is not a government website. Subtitle E: Gun Crime Penalties - Directs the Sentencing Commission to amend its sentencing guidelines to enhance the penalty for: (1) use of a semiautomatic firearm during a crime of violence or a drug trafficking crime; (2) a second offense of using an explosive to commit a Federal felony; (3) use of a firearm in the commission of counterfeiting or forgery; and (4) firearms possession by violent felons and serious drug offenders. (Sec. (Sec. 110503) Prohibits and sets penalties for: (1) smuggling firearms in aid of drug trafficking; (2) theft of firearms and explosives; (3) the transfer of firearms to a nonresident of a State, except for lawful sporting purposes; (4) the distribution of explosives to a person who is legally disqualified from having the explosives; and (5) conspiracies to commit firearms and explosives crimes. 250006) Makes the mail fraud statute applicable to matter sent or delivered by any private or commercial interstate carrier. 2.It is not disputed that plaintiff's medical expenses exceeded $46,000. 59:9-2(d). Directs the Attorney General to: (1) issue regulations and guidelines to ensure that such programs do not permit participation by violent offenders; and (2) immediately suspend funding for any such grant, pending compliance, if the Attorney General finds that violent offenders are participating. WebIn addition, the Act required EPA to adopt a rule pursuant to Section 112(j), also known as the "MACT Hammer," to establish a mechanism for states and local agencies to 20409) Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit a Federal court from holding prison or jail crowding unconstitutional under the Eighth Amendment except to the extent that an individual plaintiff inmate proves that the crowding causes the infliction of cruel and unusual punishment of that inmate. U.S. EPAs proposed amendments would affect all major sources of HAP that were previously subject to the following MACT standards that were vacated in their entirety by the D.C. This hammer clause split is the most common version of the clause that we see. Web1994: 17 concerts: 1993: 22 concerts: 1992: 19 concerts: 1991: 21 concerts: 1990: 21 concerts: 1989: 10 concerts: 1988: 7 concerts: 1987: 3 concerts: 1986: 2 concerts: 1985: 2 Title IX: Drug Control - Subtitle A: Enhanced Penalties and General Provisions - Amends the Federal criminal code to enhance penalties for drug trafficking in Federal prisons. (Sec. (Sec. (Sec. TermsPrivacyDisclaimerCookiesDo Not Sell My Information, Begin typing to search, use arrow keys to navigate, use enter to select, Stay up-to-date with FindLaw's newsletter for legal professionals. 210306) Authorizes appropriations. 150003) Amends the Omnibus Act to include among permissible uses of drug control and system improvement grants law enforcement and prevention programs relating to gangs, or to youth who are involved or at risk of involvement in gangs. Requires the Attorney General to make grants on a competitive basis Sets forth conditions for grant eligibility and State reporting requirements. 40292) Directs the Attorney General to study and report to the States and to the Congress on how the States may collect centralized databases on the incidence of sexual and domestic violence within a State. (Sec. The collision was of sufficient force to cause substantial damage to the station wagon. 40303) Allows the awarding of attorney's fees in actions to enforce this subtitle. Requires the Secretary to direct the chief official responsible for law enforcement within the System to compile a list of areas within the System with the highest rates of violent crime, make recommendations concerning capital improvements and other measures needed to reduce such rates, and publish the information in the Federal Register. 320605) Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Federal Credit Union Act to disqualify certain persons with criminal records from participating in the affairs of insured depository institutions and credit unions. Chapter 2: Law Enforcement and Prosecution Grants to Reduce Violent Crimes Against Women - Amends the Omnibus Act to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to States to assist States, Indian tribal governments, and local governments in developing and strengthening effective law enforcement and prosecution strategies to combat, and to develop and strengthen victim services in cases involving, violent crimes against women. 120002) Extends special maritime and territorial jurisdiction, to the extent permitted by international law, over any foreign vessel during a voyage having a scheduled departure from or arrival in the United States with respect to an offense committed by or against a U.S. national. Subtitle G: Protections for Battered Immigrant Women and Children - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to allow an alien spouse to self-petition for immediate relative or second preference status if the alien demonstrates to the Attorney General that: (1) the alien is residing in the United States, the marriage between the alien and the spouse was entered into in good faith by the alien, and during the marriage the alien or a child of the alien has been battered by or been the subject of extreme cruelty perpetrated by the alien's spouse; and (2) the alien is a person whose deportation, in the opinion of the Attorney General, would result in extreme hardship to the alien or a child of the alien. 30102) Authorizes the Council to make grants for: (1) summer and after-school (including weekend and holiday) education and recreation programs; (2) mentoring, tutoring, and other programs involving participation by adult role models; (3) programs assisting and promoting employability and job placement; and (4) prevention and treatment programs to reduce substance abuse, child abuse, and adolescent pregnancy, including outreach programs for at-risk families.