34 U.s.c. 10450

34 U.S. Code § 10450 - Costs for
criminal charges and protection
orders
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(a)IN GENERALA 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.

(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 2011, formerly § 2006, as added Pub. L. 103–322,
title IV, § 40121(a)(3), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1915; amended Pub. L.
106–386, div. B, title I, § 1101(b)(1), Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1492;
renumbered § 2011, Pub. L. 107–273, div. A, title IV, § 402(2), Nov. 2,
2002, 116 Stat. 1789; Pub. L. 108–405, title III, § 310(b), Oct. 30,
2004, 118 Stat. 2276; Pub. L. 113–4, title I, § 101(5), Mar. 7, 2013, 127
Stat. 69.)