United States Code
42 U.S.C. § 10701
Definitions
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- S 2379 Countering Threats and Attacks on Our Judges Act Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 4602 Countering Threats and Attacks on Our Judges Act Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
- S 3984 Countering Threats and Attacks on Our Judges Act Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 8093 Countering Threats and Attacks on Our Judges Act Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 5646 State Justice Improvement Act Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
- S 3024 State Justice Improvement Act Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
- S 3375 State Justice Improvement Act Amends · introduced · 116th Congress
- HR 6061 State Justice Improvement Act Amends · introduced · 116th Congress
The law today
From the official United States Code, current through Public Law 119-121.
As used in this chapter, the term—
(1) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Institute;
(2) “Director” means the Executive Director of the Institute;
(3) “Governor” means the Chief Executive Officer of a State;
(4) “Institute” means the State Justice Institute;
(5) “recipient” means any grantee, contractor, or recipient of financial assistance under this chapter;
(6) “State” means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States;
(7) “Supreme Court” means the highest appellate court within a State unless, for the purposes of this chapter, a constitutionally or legislatively established judicial council acts in place of that court; and
(8) “domestic violence” means—
(A) any action that constitutes—
(i) attempting to cause or intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causing bodily injury or physical illness;
(ii) rape, sexual assault, or causing involuntary deviate sexual intercourse;
(iii) placing by physical menace another in fear of imminent serious bodily injury; or
(iv) the infliction of false imprisonment;
if such action is taken by one of 2 spouses, former spouses, or sexual or intimate partners against the other spouse, former spouse, or partner and the 2 of whom share biological parenthood of, have adopted, are legal custodians of, or are stepparents of a minor child; or
(B) physically or sexually abusing such minor child if such abuse is inflicted by either of such spouses, former spouses, or partners.
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