34 USC § 12443 - Eligible entities

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identifier: "/us/usc/t34/s12443"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "34 USC § 12443 - Eligible entities"
title_number: 34
title_name: "CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT"
section_number: "12443"
section_name: "Eligible entities"
chapter_number: 121
chapter_name: "VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN"
part_number: "I"
part_name: "Privacy Protections for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Violence, and Stalking"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 103–322, title IV, § 41103, as added Pub. L. 109–162, title I, § 107, Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 2983.)"
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# § 12443. Eligible entities

Entities eligible for grants under this part include—

**(1)** jurisdictions or agencies within jurisdictions having authority or responsibility for developing or maintaining public databases, registries or victim notification systems;

**(2)** nonprofit nongovernmental victim advocacy organizations having expertise regarding confidentiality, privacy, and information technology and how these issues are likely to impact the safety of victims;

**(3)** States or State agencies;

**(4)** local governments or agencies;

**(5)** Indian tribal governments or tribal organizations;

**(6)** territorial governments, agencies, or organizations; or

**(7)** nonprofit nongovernmental victim advocacy organizations, including statewide domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 103–322, title IV, § 41103, as added Pub. L. 109–162, title I, § 107, Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 2983.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to , The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.