---
kind: "section"
citation: "28 C.F.R. § 33.102"
title: "28"
number: "33.102"
heading: "Preferences."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/28/33.102"
---

# §33.102. Preferences.


BJA may give preferential consideration, at its discretion, to an application from a jurisdiction that—

- (a) Has the greatest need for armor vests based on the percentage of law enforcement officers who do not have access to an armor vest;
- (b) Has, or will institute, a mandatory wear policy that requires on-duty law enforcement officers to wear armor vests whenever feasible; and
- (c) Has a violent crime rate at or above the national average as determined by the Federal Bureau of Investigation; or
- (d) **Has not received a Local Law Enforcement Block Grant.**

## Notes

### Source

Source: 63 FR 50761, Sept. 23, 1998, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 3701 through 3797y-4; 5 U.S.C. 301.

### Source

Source: 50 FR 22990, May 30, 1985, unless otherwise noted.