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§12101 Definitions
Title 34 › Subtitle Subtitle I— Comprehensive Acts › Chapter 121— VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Subchapter I— PRISONS › Part A— Violent Offender Incarceration and Truth-in-Sentencing Incentive Grants › § 12101
Summary
Defines: Indeterminate sentencing — court sets a sentence range by law; parole board or court decides release. Part 1 violent crime — murder, nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault reported to FBI. State — U.S. State; District of Columbia; Puerto Rico; U.S. Virgin Islands; American Samoa; Guam; Northern Mariana Islands.
Full Legal Text
Title 34, §12101
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Unless otherwise provided, for purposes of this part—
(1)the term “indeterminate sentencing” means a system by which—
(A)the court may impose a sentence of a range defined by statute; and
(B)an administrative agency, generally the parole board, or the court, controls release within the statutory range;
(2)the term “part 1 violent crime” means murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault as reported to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for purposes of the Uniform Crime Reports; and
(3)the term “State” means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 13701 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 20101 of Pub. L. 103–322, title II, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1815, related to grants for correctional facilities prior to the general amendment of subtitle A of title II of Pub. L. 103–322 by Pub. L. 104–134.
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Citation
34 U.S.C. § 12101
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Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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