US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

34 U.S.C. § 10227

Title to personal property

section 10158 of this title1

1 See References in Text note below.
2
2 So in original.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, title to all expendable and nonexpendable personal property purchased with funds made available under this chapter, including such property purchased with funds made available under this chapter as in effect before , shall vest in the criminal justice agency or nonprofit organization that purchased the property if it certifies to the State office responsible for the trust fund required by , or the State office described in section 1408 ,, as the case may be, that it will use the property for criminal justice purposes. If such certification is not made, title to the property shall vest in the State office, which shall seek to have the property used for criminal justice purposes elsewhere in the State prior to using it or disposing of it in any other manner.

Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 808Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 609B(g)98 Stat. 2095Pub. L. 99–570, title I, § 1552(b)(4)100 Stat. 3207–46Pub. L. 101–647, title II, § 241(b)(4)104 Stat. 4813Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330001(h)(10)108 Stat. 2139Pub. L. 109–162, title XI, § 1111(c)(2)(E)119 Stat. 3102(, as added , , ; amended , , ; , , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 1408 of Pub. L. 90–351section 3796aa–7 of Title 42Pub. L. 103–322, title IV, § 40156(c)(8)108 Stat. 1924Section 1408, referred to in text, is , which was classified to , The Public Health and Welfare, prior to repeal by , , .

Codification

section 3789 of Title 42Section was formerly classified to , The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Some section numbers or references in amendment notes below reflect the classification of such sections or references prior to editorial reclassification.

Prior Provisions

section 808 of Pub. L. 90–351Pub. L. 96–157, § 293 Stat. 1204section 5314 of Title 5section 609B(e) of Pub. L. 98–473A prior , title I, as added , , , amended , Government Organization and Employees, prior to repeal by .

Amendments

Pub. L. 109–162section 3757 of this titlesection 3796aa–7 of this title2006— substituted “the State office responsible for the trust fund required by , or the State office described in ,” for “the State office described in section 3757 or 3796aa–7 of this title”.

Pub. L. 103–322o1994— substituted “3757” for “3748, 3796,”.

Pub. L. 101–647oo1990— substituted “, 3796, or 3796aa–7 of this title” for “or 3796 of this title”.

Pub. L. 99–570o1986— inserted reference to section 3796 of this title and “, as the case may be,”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2006 Amendment

Pub. L. 109–162section 1111(d) of Pub. L. 109–162section 10151 of this titleAmendment by applicable with respect to the first fiscal year beginning after , and each fiscal year thereafter, see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date

section 609AA(a) of Pub. L. 98–473section 10101 of this titleSection effective , see , set out as a note under .