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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1515. Definitions for certain provisions; general provision
(a) As used in sections 1512 and 1513 of this title and in this
section -
(1) the term "official proceeding" means -
(A) a proceeding before a judge or court of the United
States, a United States magistrate judge, a bankruptcy judge, a
judge of the United States Tax Court, a special trial judge of
the Tax Court, a judge of the United States Court of Federal
Claims, or a Federal grand jury;
(B) a proceeding before the Congress;
(C) a proceeding before a Federal Government agency which is
authorized by law; or
(D) a proceeding involving the business of insurance whose
activities affect interstate commerce before any insurance
regulatory official or agency or any agent or examiner
appointed by such official or agency to examine the affairs of
any person engaged in the business of insurance whose
activities affect interstate commerce;
(2) the term "physical force" means physical action against
another, and includes confinement;
(3) the term "misleading conduct" means -
(A) knowingly making a false statement;
(B) intentionally omitting information from a statement and
thereby causing a portion of such statement to be misleading,
or intentionally concealing a material fact, and thereby
creating a false impression by such statement;
(C) with intent to mislead, knowingly submitting or inviting
reliance on a writing or recording that is false, forged,
altered, or otherwise lacking in authenticity;
(D) with intent to mislead, knowingly submitting or inviting
reliance on a sample, specimen, map, photograph, boundary mark,
or other object that is misleading in a material respect; or
(E) knowingly using a trick, scheme, or device with intent to
mislead;
(4) the term "law enforcement officer" means an officer or
employee of the Federal Government, or a person authorized to act
for or on behalf of the Federal Government or serving the Federal
Government as an adviser or consultant -
(A) authorized under law to engage in or supervise the
prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of an
offense; or
(B) serving as a probation or pretrial services officer under
this title;
(5) the term "bodily injury" means -
(A) a cut, abrasion, bruise, burn, or disfigurement;
(B) physical pain;
(C) illness;
(D) impairment of the function of a bodily member, organ, or
mental faculty; or
(E) any other injury to the body, no matter how temporary;
and
(6) the term "corruptly persuades" does not include conduct
which would be misleading conduct but for a lack of a state of
mind.
(b) As used in section 1505, the term "corruptly" means acting
with an improper purpose, personally or by influencing another,
including making a false or misleading statement, or withholding,
concealing, altering, or destroying a document or other
information.
(c) This chapter does not prohibit or punish the providing of
lawful, bona fide, legal representation services in connection with
or anticipation of an official proceeding.
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