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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · H.R. 9240 (Introduced in House) — To foster transparent crime data, to discourage no-cash bail, and for other purposes. · Sec. 2

Sec. 2. Definitions

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In this Act— the term covered grant means— the grant program authorized under section 1701 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10381 ); or the grant program under subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10151 et seq. ); the term criminal courts — means any court of a State or unit of local government having jurisdiction over criminal matters; and includes the judicial officers serving in a court described in subparagraph (A), including judges, magistrate judges, commissioners, justices of the peace, or any other person with decision-making authority; the term jail means any confinement facility of a State or unit of local government, whether administered by such government or by a private organization on behalf of such government; the term money bail means any condition of release from confinement that imposes a financial burden on the person released; the term prosecution office means any public agency charged with direct responsibility for prosecuting criminal offenders, including any component bureau of such an agency; and the terms State and unit of local government have the meanings given such terms in section 901(a) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10251(a) ).
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