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title_name: "CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT"
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chapter_name: "HATE CRIMES"
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# 34 U.S.C. § 30502 - Definitions
## Text
In this division—
(1) the term “crime of violence” has the meaning given that term in section 16 of title 18;
(2) the term “hate crime” has the meaning given that term in section 280003(a) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103322; 108 Stat. 2096), as amended by this Act;
(3) the term “local” means a county, city, town, township, parish, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a State; and
(4) the term “State” includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and any other territory or possession of the United States.
(Pub. L. 11184, div. E, § 4703(b), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2836.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
References in TextThis division, referred to in text, is division E of Pub. L. 11184, Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2835, known as the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act. For complete classification of division E to the Code, see Short Title of 2009 Act note set out under section 10101 of this title and Tables. Section 280003(a) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103322; 108 Stat. 2096), as amended by this Act, referred to in par. (2), is section 280003(a) of Pub. L. 103322, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2096, as amended by Pub. L. 11184, which enacted provisions listed in a table relating to sentencing guidelines set out as a note under section 994 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
Codification Section is comprised of subsec. (b) of section 4703 of Pub. L. 11184. Subsec. (a) of section 4703 of Pub. L. 11184 amended provisions listed in a Table of Provisions for Review, Promulgation, or Amendment of Federal Sentencing Guidelines set out under section 994 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure. Section was formerly classified as a note under section 3716 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.