### Question
What is the definition of State?


### Answer
The definition of **State** is as follows in *34 U.S.C. § 40741*:

> any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

#### Citation:
  - *34 U.S.C. § 40741*
  - Heading: **Subtitle IV-Criminal Records and Information > CHAPTER 407-DNA IDENTIFICATION > SUBCHAPTER III-DNA ARRESTEE COLLECTION PROCESSES**

