34 U.S.C. § 12401 — Grant program

submitted 32 years ago by Pub. L. 103-322 to r/title-34-CRIME-CONTROL-AND-LAW-ENFORCEMENT · 124 words · no verdicts yet

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The Attorney General can give grants to states and local governments to improve how stalking and domestic violence data gets entered into crime databases. To qualify, a government must show it has, or plans to build, a program entering warrants, arrests, convictions, and protection orders related to stalking or domestic violence into national crime records.

(a) In general. The Attorney General can give grants to states and local governments to help them improve how they enter stalking and domestic violence data into local, state, and national crime information databases. (b) Eligibility. To get a grant, a state or local government must certify that it has, or plans to build, a program that enters into National Crime Information Center records: (1) warrants for arresting people who violate protection orders meant to protect victims of stalking or domestic violence; (2) arrests or convictions of people who violate protection orders or commit domestic violence; and (3) protection orders meant to protect people from stalking or domestic violence.

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(a) In general

The Attorney General is authorized to provide grants to States and units of local government to improve and implement processes for entering data regarding stalking and domestic violence into local, State, and national crime information databases.

(b) Eligibility

To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a), a State or unit of local government shall certify that it has or intends to establish a program that enters into the National Crime Information Center records of—

(1)

warrants for the arrest of persons violating protection orders intended to protect victims from stalking or domestic violence;

(2)

arrests or convictions of persons violating protection 1 or domestic violence; and

(3)

protection orders for the protection of persons from stalking or domestic violence.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 103–322, title IV, § 40602, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1951; Pub. L. 106–386, div. B, title I, § 1106(b), Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1497.)

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1994Enacted · Pub. L. 103-322 · 108 Stat. 1951
2000Amended · Pub. L. 106-386 · 114 Stat. 1497

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