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Witness Protection Scheme

Plain-English Summary — Not Verbatim Statutory Text

Requires every state government to prepare and notify a Witness Protection Scheme to protect witnesses in a case.

Relevant if you're testifying in a case and have safety concerns — formal protection mechanisms are supposed to exist, not something you have to arrange yourself.

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