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§12371 Grants Authorized
Title 34 › Subtitle Subtitle I— Comprehensive Acts › Chapter 121— VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Subchapter III— VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN › Part D— Equal Justice for Women in Courts › Subpart 1— education and training for judges and court personnel in state courts › § 12371
Summary
The State Justice Institute may fund model training programs for states and Indian tribes to teach judges and court staff about rape, sexual assault, domestic and dating violence, and other gender-motivated violent crimes. Tribal judges and staff may also attend state-funded training on state law.
Full Legal Text
Title 34, §12371
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The State Justice Institute may award grants for the purpose of developing, testing, presenting, and disseminating model programs to be used by States (as defined in section 10701 of title 42) in training judges and court personnel in the laws of the States and by Indian tribes in training tribal judges and court personnel in the laws of the tribes on rape, sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and other crimes of violence motivated by the victim’s gender. Nothing shall preclude the attendance of tribal judges and court personnel at programs funded under this section for States to train judges and court personnel on the laws of the States.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 13991 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Amendments
2000—Pub. L. 106–386 inserted “dating violence,” after “domestic violence,” and “Nothing shall preclude the attendance of tribal judges and court personnel at programs funded under this section for States to train judges and court personnel on the laws of the States.” at end.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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For
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of subtitle D of title IV of Pub. L. 103–322, which is classified to this part, as the “Equal Justice for Women in the Courts Act of 1994”, see section 40401 of Pub. L. 103–322, set out as a
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of 1994 Act note under section 10101 of this title.
Reference
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Citation
34 U.S.C. § 12371
Title 34 — Navy
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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