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[CITE: 42USC10701]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                  CHAPTER 113--STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE
 
Sec. 10701. Definitions

    As used in this chapter, the term--
        (1) ``Board'' means the Board of Directors of the Institute;
        (2) ``Director'' means the Executive Director of the Institute;
        (3) ``Governor'' means the Chief Executive Officer of a State;
        (4) ``Institute'' means the State Justice Institute;
        (5) ``recipient'' means any grantee, contractor, or recipient of 
    financial assistance under this chapter;
        (6) ``State'' means any State of the United States, the District 
    of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, 
    Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust 
    Territory of the Pacific Islands, and any other territory or 
    possession of the United States;
        (7) ``Supreme Court'' means the highest appellate court within a 
    State unless, for the purposes of this chapter, a constitutionally 
    or legislatively established judicial council acts in place of that 
    court; and
        (8) ``domestic violence'' means--
            (A) any action that constitutes--
                (i) attempting to cause or intentionally, knowingly, or 
            recklessly causing bodily injury or physical illness;
                (ii) rape, sexual assault, or causing involuntary 
            deviate sexual intercourse;
                (iii) placing by physical menace another in fear of 
            imminent serious bodily injury; or
                (iv) the infliction of false imprisonment;

        if such action is taken by one of 2 spouses, former spouses, or 
        sexual or intimate partners against the other spouse, former 
        spouse, or partner and the 2 of whom share biological parenthood 
        of, have adopted, are legal custodians of, or are stepparents of 
        a minor child; or
            (B) physically or sexually abusing such minor child if such 
        abuse is inflicted by either of such spouses, former spouses, or 
        partners.

(Pub. L. 98-620, title II, Sec. 202, Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3336; Pub. 
L. 102-528, Sec. 1, Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3461.)

                       References in Text

    This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original ``this 
title'' meaning title II of Pub. L. 98-620, Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3336, 
which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete 
classification of title II to the Code, see Short Title note below and 
Tables.


                               Amendments

    1992--Par. (8). Pub. L. 102-528 added par. (8).


                             Effective Date

    Section 216 of title II of Pub. L. 98-620 provided that: ``The 
provisions of this title [enacting this chapter and amending section 620 
of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure] shall take effect on 
October 1, 1985.''


                               Short Title

    Section 201 of title II of Pub. L. 98-620 provided that: ``This 
title [enacting this chapter and amending section 620 of Title 28, 
Judiciary and Judicial Procedure] may be cited as the `State Justice 
Institute Act of 1984'.''

          Termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

    For termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, see note 
set out preceding section 1681 of Title 48, Territories and Insular 
Possessions.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 13991, 14036 of this title.
