law enforcement emergency

Defined in 2 places across 2 titles — 1 distinct definitions of the United States Code.

the term "law enforcement emergency" means an uncommon situation which requires law enforcement, which is or threatens to become of serious or epidemic proportions, and with respect to which State and local resources are inadequate to protect the lives and property of citizens or to enforce the criminal law, except that such term does not include—

(A) the perceived need for planning or other activities related to crowd control for general public safety projects, or

(B) a situation requiring the enforcement of laws associated with scheduled public events, including political conventions and sports events, and

Same definition in 2 sections

2017–present 34 U.S.C. § 50102Crime Control and Law Enforcement · Definitions · for purposes of this chapter
1994–present 42 U.S.C. § 10502The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · for purposes of this chapter