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34 U.S.C. 10237: Limitation on civil justice mattersText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 34-CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENTCHAPTER 101-JUSTICE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT
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§10237. Limitation on civil justice matters

Authority of any entity established under this chapter shall extend to civil justice matters only to the extent that such civil justice matters bear directly and substantially upon criminal justice matters or are inextricably intertwined with criminal justice matters.

( Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 818 , formerly § 825, as added Pub. L. 96–157, § 2 , Dec. 27, 1979 , 93 Stat. 1214 ; renumbered § 818, Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 609B(f) , Oct. 12, 1984 , 98 Stat. 2093 .)

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Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 3789n of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 818 of Pub. L. 90–351 was renumbered section 812 and is classified to section 10231 of this title.