Sec. 6. Requirements for States receiving Byrne JAG funds
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For any fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, a State that receives funds under subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10501 et seq.) shall submit to the Attorney General data on the following with respect to criminal cases heard by a court of the State or of a unit of local government in the State during that fiscal year: The number of cases for which a defendant waived his or her right to counsel, and the number of charges in each case, broken down by race, ethnicity, and gender of the defendant.
The number of cases for which a defendant was represented in court by counsel who was publicly appointed, broken down by— public defender, court-appointed private attorney, or contract attorney, and the number of charges in each case; and race, ethnicity, and gender of the defendant. The number of cases for which a defendant was represented in court by counsel who was not publicly appointed, and the number of charges in each case, broken down by race, ethnicity, and gender of the defendant.
A State shall submit data under paragraph
(1)with respect to— criminal offenses for which a term of imprisonment of more than 1 year may be imposed; criminal offenses for which a term of imprisonment of 1 year or less may be imposed, including misdemeanors, traffic violations, and violations of municipal ordinances; and acts of juvenile delinquency or juvenile status offenses for which any term of detention may be imposed. If a State does not comply with paragraph
(1)or
(2)for a fiscal year, the Attorney General shall withhold from the State 20 percent of the funds that would otherwise be allocated to the State for the following fiscal year under subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10501 et seq.).
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Requirements for States receiving Byrne JAG funds
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