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GUIDELINES MANUAL
2024
Chapter List
Part K - Departures
Subpart 2 - Other Grounds For Departure
CHAPTER FIVE - Determining the Sentence
2. OTHER GROUNDS FOR DEPARTURE
Historical Note
Effective November 1, 1987. Amended effective November 1, 1990 (
amendment 358
).
§5K2.0
Grounds for Departure (Policy Statement)
§5K2.1
Death (Policy Statement)
§5K2.2
Physical Injury (Policy Statement)
§5K2.3
Extreme Psychological Injury (Policy Statement)
§5K2.4
Abduction or Unlawful Restraint (Policy Statement)
§5K2.5
Property Damage or Loss (Policy Statement)
§5K2.6
Weapons and Dangerous Instrumentalities (Policy Statement)
§5K2.7
Disruption of Governmental Function (Policy Statement)
§5K2.8
Extreme Conduct (Policy Statement)
§5K2.9
Criminal Purpose (Policy Statement)
§5K2.10
Victim’s Conduct (Policy Statement)
§5K2.11
Lesser Harms (Policy Statement)
§5K2.12
Coercion and Duress (Policy Statement)
§5K2.13
Diminished Capacity (Policy Statement)
§5K2.14
Public Welfare (Policy Statement)
§5K2.15
[Deleted]
§5K2.16
Voluntary Disclosure of Offense (Policy Statement)
§5K2.17
Semiautomatic Firearms Capable of Accepting Large Capacity Magazine (Policy Statement)
§5K2.18
Violent Street Gangs (Policy Statement)
§5K2.19
[Deleted]
§5K2.20
Aberrant Behavior (Policy Statement)
§5K2.21
Dismissed and Uncharged Conduct (Policy Statement)
§5K2.22
Specific Offender Characteristics as Grounds for Downward Departure in Child Crimes and Sexual Offenses (Policy Statement)
§5K2.23
Discharged Terms of Imprisonment (Policy Statement)
§5K2.24
Commission of Offense While Wearing or Displaying Unauthorized or Counterfeit Insignia or Uniform (Policy Statement)