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Preferred term
Motor Vehicle Theft Act
Definition
- Congress passed the Motor Vehicle Theft Act of 1919, 18 U.S.C.A. Section 2311–2313, on October 28, 1919. This act, commonly referred to as the Dyer Act, named after Congressman Leonidas C. Dyer (R-MO), made interstate transport of stolen motor vehicles a federal crime and authorized the Federal Bureau of Investigation to investigate vehicle thefts that crossed over state jurisdictional lines. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement; Motor Vehicle Theft Act]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Motor_Vehicle_Theft_Act
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