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local

Defined in 4 places across 4 titles of the United States Code.

“local” means of or pertaining to any city, town, county, special purpose district, unincorporated territory, or other political subdivision of a State;

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The term “local” and “locality” means any local government authority or agency or component thereof within a State having jurisdiction over matters at a county, municipal, or other local government level.

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  • 1994–present5 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 "local" means—

(A) of or pertaining to any county, parish, municipality, city, town, township, rural community, unincorporated town or village, local public authority, educational institution, special district, intrastate district, council of governments (regardless of whether the council of governments is incorporated as a nonprofit corporation under State law), regional or interstate government entity, any agency or instrumentality of a local government, or any other political subdivision of a State; and

(B) an Indian tribe or authorized tribal organization, or in Alaska a Native village or Alaska Regional Native Corporation.

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the term “local” means of or pertaining to a political subdivision within a State;

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