2016 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 132 - Victims of Child Abuse
Subchapter I - Improving Investigation and Prosecution of Child Abuse Cases
Sec. 13001a - Definitions

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Citation 42 U.S.C. § 13001a (2016)
Section Name §13001a. Definitions
Section Text

For purposes of this subchapter—

(1) the term "Administrator" means the agency head designated under section 5611(b) of this title;

(2) the term "applicant" means a child protective service, law enforcement, legal, medical and mental health agency or other agency that responds to child abuse cases;

(3) the term "board" means the Children's Advocacy Advisory Board established under section 13001b(e) of this title;

(4) the term "census region" means 1 of the 4 census regions (northeast, south, midwest, and west) that are designated as census regions by the Bureau of the Census as of November 4, 1992;

(5) the term "child abuse" means physical or sexual abuse or neglect of a child, including human trafficking and the production of child pornography;

(6) the term "Director" means the Director of the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect;

(7) the term "multidisciplinary response to child abuse" means a response to child abuse that is based on mutually agreed upon procedures among the community agencies and professionals involved in the intervention, prevention, prosecution, and investigation systems that best meets the needs of child victims and their nonoffending family members;

(8) the term "nonoffending family member" means a member of the family of a victim of child abuse other than a member who has been convicted or accused of committing an act of child abuse; and

(9) the term "regional children's advocacy program" means the children's advocacy program established under section 13001b(a) of this title.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 101–647, title II, §212, as added Pub. L. 102–586, §6(b)(2), Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5029; amended Pub. L. 114–22, title I, §104(1), May 29, 2015, 129 Stat. 236.)

Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS

A prior section 212 of Pub. L. 101–647 was renumbered section 214 and is classified to section 13002 of this title.

AMENDMENTS

2015—Par. (5). Pub. L. 114–22 inserted ", including human trafficking and the production of child pornography" before semicolon at end.

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 132 - VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE
SUBCHAPTER I - IMPROVING INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF CHILD ABUSE CASES
Sec. 13001a - Definitions
Contains section 13001a
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 106 Stat. 5029
129 Stat. 236
Public Law References Public Law 101-647, Public Law 102-586, Public Law 114-22
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