34 USC 10405 – Guidelines
(a) In general
The Attorney General shall issue guidelines establishing procedures under which a State or specifically 1 qualified unit of local government that receives funds under section 10404 of this title is required to provide notice to the Attorney General regarding the proposed use of funds made available under this subchapter.
(b) Advisory board
(1) In general
The guidelines referred to in subsection (a) shall include a requirement that such eligible State or unit of local government establish and convene an advisory board to recommend a coordinated enforcement plan for the use of such funds.
(2) Membership
The board shall include representation from, if appropriate—
(A) the State or local police department;
(B) the local sheriff’s department;
(C) the State or local prosecutor’s office;
(D) the State or local juvenile court;
(E) the State or local probation office;
(F) the State or local educational agency;
(G) a State or local social service agency;
(H) a nonprofit, nongovernmental victim advocacy organization; and
(I) a nonprofit, religious, or community group.
Terms Used In 34 USC 10405
- Attorney General: means the Attorney General of the United States or his designee. See 34 USC 10251
- court: means a tribunal recognized as a part of the judicial branch of a State or of its local government units. See 34 USC 10251
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- State: means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands: Provided, That for the purposes of section 10156(a) of this title, American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall be considered as one state 1 and that for these purposes 67 per centum of the amounts allocated shall be allocated to American Samoa, and 33 per centum to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. See 34 USC 10251
- unit of local government: means &mdash. See 34 USC 10251