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# 42 U.S.C. § 1962c–5 - “State” defined

## Text

For the purpose of this subchapter the term “State” means a State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands or Guam.

(Pub. L. 89–80, title III, § 306, July 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 253; Pub. L. 94–285, § 2, May 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 516.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Amendments1976—Pub. L. 94–285 inserted reference to Guam.