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42 U.S.C. § 15204 — Definitions

submitted 25 years ago by Pub. L. 107-12 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 103 words · no verdicts yet

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This section defines "public safety officer" and "State" for this chapter. A public safety officer is a firefighter, law enforcement officer, or emergency services officer; law enforcement officer also covers corrections, court, and civil defense officers. "State" includes the 50 states plus D.C. and several U.S. territories.

In this chapter: (1) "Public safety officer" — a person who serves a public agency, paid or unpaid, as a firefighter, law enforcement officer, or emergency services officer, as the Attorney General decides. For this definition, "law enforcement officer" also includes a corrections officer, court officer, or civil defense officer. (2) "State" — each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
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In this chapter:

(1) Public safety officer

The term “public safety officer” means a person serving a public agency, with or without compensation, as a firefighter, law enforcement officer, or emergency services officer, as determined by the Attorney General. For the purposes of this paragraph, the term “law enforcement officer” includes a person who is a corrections or court officer or a civil defense officer.

(2) State

The term “State” means each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 107–12, § 5, May 30, 2001, 115 Stat. 22.)

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  • 2001Enacted · Pub. L. 107-12 · 115 Stat. 22

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