criminal justice agency

Defined in 5 places across 3 titles of the United States Code.

The term "criminal justice agency" means a State, local, or tribal—

(A) court;

(B) prison;

(C) jail;

(D) law enforcement agency; or

(E) other agency that performs the administration of criminal justice, including prosecution, pretrial services, and community supervision.

Same definition in 2 sections

2017–present 34 U.S.C. § 10705Crime Control and Law Enforcement · Definitions · in this subchapter
2016–present 42 U.S.C. § 3797ff-4The Public Health and Welfare · Transferred · in this subchapter

The term "criminal justice agency" means an agency of the State, territory, Indian tribe, or local government or its contracted agency that is responsible for detection, arrest, enforcement, prosecution, defense, adjudication, incarceration, probation, or parole relating to the violation of the criminal laws of that State, territory, Indian tribe, or local government.

Same definition in 2 sections

2017–present 34 U.S.C. § 10664Crime Control and Law Enforcement · Authority to award competitive grants to address methamphetamine use by pregnant and parenting women offenders · in this section
2007–2014 42 U.S.C. § 3797CCThe Public Health and Welfare · Authority to award competitive grants to address methamphetamine use by pregnant and parenting women offenders · in this section

The term “criminal justice agency” includes Federal, State, and local agencies and means: (A) courts, or (B) a Government agency or any subunit thereof which performs the administration of criminal justice pursuant to a statute or Executive order, and which allocates a substantial part of its annual budget to the administration of criminal justice.

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1994–2000 5 U.S.C. § 9101Government Organization and Employees · Access to criminal history records for national security and other purposes · as used in this section

The term “criminal justice agency” means (A) any Federal, State, or local court, and (B) any Federal, State, or local agency, or any subunit thereof, which performs the administration of criminal justice pursuant to a statute or Executive order, and which allocates a substantial part of its annual budget to the administration of criminal justice.

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2000–present 5 U.S.C. § 9101Government Organization and Employees · Access to criminal history records for national security and other purposes · as used in this section

The term “criminal justice agency” means an agency of the State or local government or its contracted agency that is responsible for detection, arrest, enforcement, prosecution, defense, adjudication, incarceration, probation, or parole relating to the violation of the criminal laws of that State or local government.

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2006–2007 42 U.S.C. § 3797CCThe Public Health and Welfare · Authority to award competitive grants to address methamphetamine use by pregnant and parenting women offenders · in this section

The term “criminal justice agency” means an agency of the State, territory, Indian tribe, or local government or its contracted agency that is responsible for detection, arrest, enforcement, prosecution, defense, adjudication, incarceration, probation, or parole relating to the violation of the criminal laws of that State, territory, Indian tribe, or local government.

(C) The term “Indian tribe” has the meaning given the term in section 3797d of this title.

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2013–present 42 U.S.C. § 3797CCThe Public Health and Welfare · Authority to award competitive grants to address methamphetamine use by pregnant and parenting women offenders · in this section