28 CFR § 31.2 - Statutory authority.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t28/s31.2"
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title: "28 CFR § 31.2 - Statutory authority."
title_number: 28
title_name: "Judicial Administration"
section_number: "31.2"
section_name: "Statutory authority."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
part_number: "31"
part_name: "OJJDP GRANT PROGRAMS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "42 U.S.C 5611(b); 42 U.S.C. 5631-5633."
regulatory_source: "60 FR 28440, May 31, 1995, unless otherwise noted."
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# 31.2 Statutory authority.

The Statute establishing the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and giving authority to make grants for juvenile justice and delinquency prevention improvement programs is the *Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974,* as amended (34 U.S.C. 11101 *et seq.*)