# 28 CFR § 90.15: Costs for criminal charges and protection orders

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-90.15

## Section

- **Citation:** 28 CFR § 90.15
- **Heading:** Costs for criminal charges and protection orders
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 28—Judicial Administration > CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE > PART 90—VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN > Subpart B—The STOP (Services * Training * Officers * Prosecutors) Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program

## Text

(a) To be eligible for funding under this program, a State must meet the requirements of 42 U.S.C. 3796gg-5 with regard to not requiring victims to bear the costs for criminal charges and protection orders in cases of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
(b) An Indian tribal government, unit of local government, or court shall not be eligible for subgrants from the State unless it complies with the requirements of 42 U.S.C. 3796gg-5 with respect to its laws, policies, and practices not requiring victims to bear the costs for criminal charges and protection orders in cases of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.

## Nearby sections

- [28 CFR § 90.1 § 90.1 General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-90.1.md)
- [28 CFR § 90.2 § 90.2 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-90.2.md)
- [28 CFR § 90.3 § 90.3 Participation by faith-based organizations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-90.3.md)
- [28 CFR § 90.4 § 90.4 Grant conditions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-90.4.md)
- [28 CFR § 90.10 § 90.10 STOP (Services * Training * Officers * Prosecutors) Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program—general.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-90.10.md)
- [28 CFR § 90.11 § 90.11 State office.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-90.11.md)
- [28 CFR § 90.12 § 90.12 Implementation plans.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-90.12.md)
- [28 CFR § 90.13 § 90.13 Forensic medical examination payment requirement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-90.13.md)
- [28 CFR § 90.14 § 90.14 Judicial notification requirement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-90.14.md)
- [28 CFR § 90.15 § 90.15 Costs for criminal charges and protection orders.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-90.15.md)
- [28 CFR § 90.16 § 90.16 Polygraph testing prohibition.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-90.16.md)
- [28 CFR § 90.17 § 90.17 Subgranting of funds.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-90.17.md)
- [28 CFR § 90.18 § 90.18 Matching funds.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-90.18.md)
- [28 CFR § 90.19 § 90.19 Application content.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-90.19.md)

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