Title 34, NavyRelease 119-102
§10262 State and Local Governments to Consider Courts
Title 34 › Subtitle I — Comprehensive Acts › CHAPTER 101 — JUSTICE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT › SUBCHAPTER IX — FUNDING › § 10262
Summary
The Attorney General can require that when a State, local government, or Indian tribe applies for a Department of Justice grant, the applicant must show it considered the courts’ needs, talked with the chief judge of its highest court, and talked with the top law‑enforcement official in charge of court security.
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Title 34, §10262
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The Attorney General may require, as appropriate, that whenever a State or unit of local government or Indian tribe applies for a grant from the Department of Justice, the State, unit, or tribe demonstrate that, in developing the application and distributing funds, the State, unit, or tribe—
(1)considered the needs of the judicial branch of the State, unit, or tribe, as the case may be;
(2)consulted with the chief judicial officer of the highest court of the State, unit, or tribe, as the case may be; and
(3)consulted with the chief law enforcement officer of the law enforcement agency responsible for the security needs of the judicial branch of the State, unit, or tribe, as the case may be.
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section was enacted as part of the Court Security Improvement Act of 2007, and not as part of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 which comprises this chapter. Section was formerly classified to section 3702 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
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34 U.S.C. § 10262
Title 34, Navy
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102