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title: "34 U.S.C. § 12443"
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title_number: 34
title_name: "CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT"
chapter_number: "121"
chapter_name: "VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT"
section: "12443"
citation: "34 U.S.C. § 12443"
status: "current"
release_point: "119-100"
release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 34 U.S.C. § 12443 - Eligible entities

## Text

Entities eligible for grants under this part include—

(1) jurisdictions or agencies within jurisdictions having authority or responsibility for developing or maintaining public databases, registries or victim notification systems;

(2) nonprofit nongovernmental victim advocacy organizations having expertise regarding confidentiality, privacy, and information technology and how these issues are likely to impact the safety of victims;

(3) States or State agencies;

(4) local governments or agencies;

(5) Indian tribal governments or tribal organizations;

(6) territorial governments, agencies, or organizations; or

(7) nonprofit nongovernmental victim advocacy organizations, including statewide domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions.

(Pub. L. 103–322, title IV, § 41103, as added Pub. L. 109–162, title I, § 107, Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 2983.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 14043b–2 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.