Title 34 — NavyRelease 119-73not60
§21721 Establishment of Best Practices for Local, State, and Federal Data Collection
Title 34 › Subtitle Subtitle II— Protection of Children and Other Persons › Chapter 217— ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION AND PROSECUTION › Subchapter II— IMPROVED DATA COLLECTION AND FEDERAL COORDINATION › § 21721
Summary
Attorney General must, with federal, state, and local law enforcement, create best practices for collecting elder abuse data, help state, local, and tribal governments adopt them, and publish the practices on DOJ website within 1 year after October 18, 2017; following them is optional.
Full Legal Text
Title 34, §21721
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(a)The Attorney General, in consultation with Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies, shall—
(1)establish best practices for data collection to focus on elder abuse; and
(2)provide technical assistance to State, local, and tribal governments in adopting the best practices established under paragraph (1).
(b)Not later than 1 year after October 18, 2017, the Attorney General shall publish the best practices established under subsection (a)(1) on the website of the Department of Justice in a publicly accessible manner.
(c)Nothing in this section shall be construed to require or obligate compliance with the best practices established under subsection (a)(1).
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34 U.S.C. § 21721
Title 34 — Navy
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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