42 USC 15204: Definitions
Text contains those laws in effect on January 8, 2008
From Title 42-THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARECHAPTER 145-PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER MEDAL OF VALOR AND TRIBUTES
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§15204. Definitions
In this chapter:
(1) Public safety officer
The term "public safety officer" means a person serving a public agency, with or without compensation, as a firefighter, law enforcement officer, or emergency services officer, as determined by the Attorney General. For the purposes of this paragraph, the term "law enforcement officer" includes a person who is a corrections or court officer or a civil defense officer.
(2) State
The term "State" means each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.