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4 U.S.C. § 112

Compacts between States for cooperation in prevention of crime; consent of Congress

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(a) The consent of Congress is hereby given to any two or more States to enter into agreements or compacts for cooperative effort and mutual assistance in the prevention of crime and in the enforcement of their respective criminal laws and policies, and to establish such agencies, joint or otherwise, as they may deem desirable for making effective such agreements and compacts.(b) For the purpose of this section, the term “States” means the several States and Alaska, Hawaii, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and the District of Columbia.(Added May 24, 1949, ch. 139, § 129(b), 63 Stat. 107, § 112, formerly § 111; amended Aug. 3, 1956, ch. 941, 70 Stat. 1020; Pub. L. 87–406, Feb. 16, 1962, 76 Stat. 9; renumbered § 112, Pub. L. 89–554, § 2(c), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 608.)Historical and Revision Notes

This section [section 129(b) of Act May 24, 1949] incorporates in title 4, U.S.C. (enacted into positive law by act of July 30, 1947 (ch. 389, § 1, 61 Stat. 641), the provisions of former section 420 of title 18, U.S.C. (act of June 6, 1934, ch. 406, 48 Stat. 909), which, in the course of the revision of such title 18, was omitted therefrom and recommended for transfer to such title 4. (See table 7—Transferred sections, p. A219, H. Rept. No. 304, April 24, 1947, to accompany H.R. 3190, 80th Cong.).

Editorial NotesAmendments

1962—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 87–406 inserted “Guam” after “the Virgin Islands,”.

1956—Act Aug. 3, 1956, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).

Executive DocumentsAdmission of Alaska and Hawaii to Statehood

Alaska was admitted into the Union on Jan. 3, 1959, on issuance of Proc. No. 3269, Jan. 3, 1959, 24 F.R. 81, 73 Stat. c16, and Hawaii was admitted into the Union on Aug. 21, 1959, on issuance of Proc. No. 3309, Aug. 21, 1959, 24 F.R. 6868, 73 Stat. c74. For Alaska Statehood Law, see Pub. L. 85–508, July 7, 1958, 72 Stat. 339, set out as a note preceding former section 21 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions. For Hawaii Statehood Law, see Pub. L. 86–3, Mar. 18, 1959, 73 Stat. 4, set out as a note preceding former section 491 of Title 48.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 47 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1970–2025 · leading case: Cuyler v. Adams, 449 U.S. 433 (1981).
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Cuyler v. Adams, 449 U.S. 433 (1981). · cites it 2× “" 4 U. S. C. § 112 (a). *442 Because this Act was intended to be a grant of consent under the Compact Clause, and because the subject matter of the Act is an appropriate subject for congressional legislation, [10] we conclude that the Detainer Agreement is a congressionally…”
Elbert Blango v. Richard R. Thornburgh J. Michael Quinlan Gary L. Henman Mayor, Washington, D.C., 942 F.2d 1487 (10th Cir. 1991). · cites it 4× “§ 5003 contravenes the congressional intent expressed in the legislative history of 4 U.S.C. § 112 . 6 Section 112 authorizes in *1490 terstate cooperation in the enforcement of the states’ respective criminal statutes.”
Gray v. North Dakota Game & Fish Dept., 2005 ND 204 (N.D. 2005). · cites it 4× “[¶ 21] The Department argues congressional consent for the Compact has been given under 4 U.S.C. § 112 (a), which provides the "consent of Congress is hereby *622 given to any two or more States to enter into agreements or compacts for cooperative effort and mutual assistance in…”
Doe v. Pennsylvania Bd. of Prob. & Parole, 513 F.3d 95 (3rd Cir. 2008). · cites it 2× “See 4 U.S.C. § 112 ("The consent of Congress is hereby given to any two or more States to enter into agreements or compacts for cooperative effort and mutual assistance in the prevention of crime and in the enforcement of their respective criminal laws and policies, and to…”
M.F. v. State of New York Exec. Dep't Div., 640 F.3d 491 (2d Cir. 2011). · cites it 3× “As appellants themselves pointed out in their written submissions and acknowledged at oral argument, the complaint clearly presents a federal question: whether the Division violated enforceable rights of the plaintiffs under an interstate compact authorized by Congress under 4 U.”
Jimmy Ray Pitsonbarger v. Richard Gramley, 103 F.3d 1293 (7th Cir. 1997). · cites it 3× “The Compact Clause forbids states from entering into any agreement or compact with one another without the consent of Congress.”
United States of Am. Ex Rel. Frank Esola, 53517 v. Ronald M. Groomes, Superintendent, 520 F.2d 830 (3rd Cir. 1975). · cites it 2× “909 (1934), reproduced at 4 U.S.C. § 112 (a). Congress recognized in the legislative history of P.”
Cameron v. Mills, 645 F. Supp. 1119 (S.D. Iowa 1986). · cites it 4× “In 4 U.S.C. § 112 (a), Congress provided: The consent of Congress is hereby given to any two or more States to enter into agreements or compacts for cooperative effort and mutual assistance in the prevention of crime and in the enforcement of their respective criminal laws and…”
Hodgson v. Mississippi Dep't of Corr., 963 F. Supp. 776 (E.D. Wis. 1997). · cites it 2× “The Crime Control Consent Act, promulgated pursuant to the Commerce Clause in Article I of the United States Constitution, provides, in part, that: The consent of Congress is hereby given to any two or more States to enter into agreements or compacts for cooperative effort and…”
Anthony W. Barton v. Mark Norrod & Randy Pack, Individually, 106 F.3d 1289 (6th Cir. 1997). “The UCEA furthers the purpose of the Crime Control Consent Act of 1934, codified at 4 U.S.C. § 112 , and addresses extradition, a subject that is appropriate for congressional legislation.”
Aveline v. Pennsylvania Bd. of Prob. & Parole, 729 A.2d 1254 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1999). “In 1934, Congress gave its consent to the Compact at issue here by enacting Compacts between States for the Cooperation in Prevention of Crime, 4 U.S.C. § 112 , which allows for interstate agreements for the cooperative effort and mutual assistance in the prevention of crime and…”
United States v. James Thomas, 729 F.2d 120 (2d Cir. 1984). “Law § 259-m (McKinney 1982) (adopted pursuant to 4 U.S.C. § 112 (1982)). Officer Rooney was assigned to supervise Thomas’ parole in November 1982.”
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