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34 U.S.C. § 10450 — Costs for criminal charges and protection orders
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**(a) In general** A State, Indian tribal government, or unit of local government, shall not be entitled to funds under this subchapter unless the State, Indian tribal government, or unit of local government—
(1) certifies that its laws, policies, and practices do not require, in connection with the prosecution of any misdemeanor or felony domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking offense, or in connection with the filing, issuance, registration, modification, enforcement, dismissal, withdrawal or service of a protection order, or a petition for a protection order, to protect a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, that the victim bear the costs associated with the filing of criminal charges against the offender, or the costs associated with the filing, issuance, registration, modification, enforcement, dismissal, withdrawal or service of a warrant, protection order, petition for a protection order, or witness subpoena, whether issued inside or outside the State, tribal, or local jurisdiction; or
(2) gives the Attorney General assurances that its laws, policies and practices will be in compliance with the requirements of paragraph (1) within the later of—
(A) the period ending on the date on which the next session of the State legislature ends; or
(B) 2 years after October 28, 2000.
**(b) Redistribution** Funds withheld from a State, unit of local government, or Indian tribal government under subsection (a) shall be distributed to other States, units of local government, and Indian tribal government, respectively, pro rata.
**(c) Definition** In this section, the term “protection order” has the meaning given the term in [section 2266 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-pr
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**(a) In general** A State, Indian tribal government, or unit of local government, shall not be entitled to funds under this subchapter unless the State, Indian tribal government, or unit of local government—
(1) certifies that its laws, policies, and practices do not require, in connection with the prosecution of any misdemeanor or felony domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking offense, or in connection with the filing, issuance, registration, modification, enforcement, dismissal, withdrawal or service of a protection order, or a petition for a protection order, to protect a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, that the victim bear the costs associated with the filing of criminal charges against the offender, or the costs associated with the filing, issuance, registration, modification, enforcement, dismissal, withdrawal or service of a warrant, protection order, petition for a protection order, or witness subpoena, whether issued inside or outside the State, tribal, or local jurisdiction; or
(2) gives the Attorney General assurances that its laws, policies and practices will be in compliance with the requirements of paragraph (1) within the later of—
(A) the period ending on the date on which the next session of the State legislature ends; or
(B) 2 years after October 28, 2000.
**(b) Redistribution** Funds withheld from a State, unit of local government, or Indian tribal government under subsection (a) shall be distributed to other States, units of local government, and Indian tribal government, respectively, pro rata.
**(c) Definition** In this section, the term “protection order” has the meaning given the term in [section 2266 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section2266&num=0&edition=prelim).
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In this chapter:
(1) **Bodily injury.—** — The term “bodily injury” means any act, except one done in self-defense, that results in physical injury or sexual abuse.
(2) **Course of conduct.—** — The term “course of conduct” means a pattern of conduct composed of 2 or more acts, evidencing a continuity of purpose.
(3) **Enter or leave indian country.—** — The term “enter or leave Indian country” includes leaving the jurisdiction of 1 tribal government and entering the jurisdiction of another tribal government.
(4) **Indian country.—** — The term “Indian country” has the meaning stated in [section 1151 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1151&num=0&edition=prelim).
(5) **Protection order.—** — The term “protection order” includes—
(A) any injunction, restraining order, or any other order issued by a civil or criminal court for the purpose of preventing violent or threatening acts or harassment against, sexual violence, or contact or communication with or physical proximity to, another person, including any temporary or final order issued by a civil or criminal court whether obtained by filing an independent action or as a pendente lite order in another proceeding so long as any civil or criminal order was issued in response to a complaint, petition, or motion filed by or on behalf of a person seeking protection; and
(B) any support, child custody or visitation provisions, orders, remedies or relief issued as part of a protection order, restraining order, or injunction pursuant to State, tribal, territorial, or local law authorizing the issuance of protection orders, restraining orders, or injunctions for the protection of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, or stalking.
(6) **Ser
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**(a) Offenses.—**
(1) **Travel or conduct of offender.—** — A person who travels in interstate or foreign commerce or enters or leaves Indian country or is present within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States with the intent to kill, injure, harass, or intimidate a spouse, intimate partner, or dating partner, and who, in the course of or as a result of such travel or presence, commits or attempts to commit a crime of violence against that spouse, intimate partner, or dating partner, shall be punished as provided in subsection (b).
(2) **Causing travel of victim.—** — A person who causes a spouse, intimate partner, or dating partner to travel in interstate or foreign commerce or to enter or leave Indian country by force, coercion, duress, or fraud, and who, in the course of, as a result of, or to facilitate such conduct or travel, commits or attempts to commit a crime of violence against that spouse, intimate partner, or dating partner, shall be punished as provided in subsection (b).
**(b) Penalties.—** A person who violates this section or section 2261A shall be fined under this title, imprisoned—
(1) for life or any term of years, if death of the victim results;
(2) for not more than 20 years if permanent disfigurement or life threatening bodily injury to the victim results;
(3) for not more than 10 years, if serious bodily injury to the victim results or if the offender uses a dangerous weapon during the offense;
(4) as provided for the applicable conduct under chapter 109A if the offense would constitute an offense under chapter 109A (without regard to whether the offense was committed in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States or in a Federal prison); and
(5) for not more than 5 years, in any
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 3796gg–3 was editorially reclassified as [section 10448 of Title 34](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section10448&num=0&edition=prelim), Crime Control and Law Enforcement.
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**(a) General grants** The Attorney General may make grants to States, for use by States, State and local courts (including juvenile courts), units of local government, victim service providers, and Indian tribal governments for the purposes described in [section 10441(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section10441/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Amounts** Of the amounts appropriated for the purposes of this subchapter—
(1) 10 percent shall be available for grants under the program authorized by [section 10452 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section10452&num=0&edition=prelim), which shall not otherwise be subject to the requirements of this subchapter (other than [section 10447 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section10447&num=0&edition=prelim));
(2) 2.5 percent shall be available for grants for State domestic violence coalitions under [section 10441(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section10441/c&num=0&edition=prelim), with the coalition for each State, the coalition for the District of Columbia, the coalition for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the coalition for Guam, the coalition for American Samoa, the coalition for the United States Virgin Islands, and the coalition for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.,11 So in original. each receiving an amount equal to 1⁄56 of the total amount made available under this paragraph for each fiscal year;
(3) 2.5 percent shall be available for grants for State sexual assault coalitions under [section 10441(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section10441/c&
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 3796gg–5 was editorially reclassified as [section 10450 of Title 34](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section10450&num=0&edition=prelim), Crime Control and Law Enforcement.
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TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
§ 10450
practices will be in compliance with the re-
quirements of subparagraph (A) within the
later of—
(i) the period ending on the date on
which the next session of the State legisla-
ture ends; or
(ii) 2 years.
(2) Redistribution
Funds withheld from a State or unit of local
government under subsection (a) shall be dis-
tributed to other States and units of local gov-
ernment, pro rata.
(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 2010, formerly § 2005, as
added Pub. L. 103–322, title IV, § 40121(a)(3), Sept.
13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1914; renumbered § 2010, Pub. L.
107–273, div. A, title IV, § 402(2), Nov. 2, 2002, 116
Stat. 1789; amended Pub. L. 108–405, title III,
§ 310(b), Oct. 30, 2004, 118 Stat. 2276; Pub. L.
109–162, title I, § 101(f), Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 2974;
Pub. L. 109–271, § 2(j), Aug. 12, 2006, 120 Stat. 753;
Pub. L. 113–4, title I, § 101(4), Mar. 7, 2013, 127
Stat. 69.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This subchapter, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), was in
the original ‘‘this subchapter’’, and was translated as
reading ‘‘this part’’, meaning part T of title I of Pub.
L. 90–351, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
The date of enactment of this Act, referred to in sub-
sec. (d)(2), probably means the date of enactment of
Pub. L. 113–4, which was approved Mar. 7, 2013.
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 3796gg–4 of
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi-
torial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
AMENDMENTS
2013—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 113–4, § 101(4)(A), added
par. (1) and struck out former par. (1). Prior to amend-
ment, text read as follows: ‘‘A State, Indian tribal gov-
ernment, or unit of local government, shall not be enti-
tled
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