BJA FY 2026 Body-Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program to Support Law Enforcement Agencies U.S. Department of Justice | Office of Justice Programs | BJA | 16 APPENDIX 1
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS
Certification by the Chief Executive Officer (or Senior Official) of the Applicant Government
On behalf of the applicant named below, and in support of its application, I certify under penalty of perjury to the Office of Justice Programs ("OJP"), U.S. Department of Justice ("USDOJ"), that all of the following are true and correct:
(1) I am the chief executive officer of the State or local government ("the jurisdiction") of which the applicant entity named below is a part (or a senior official of the jurisdiction, with the legal authority to bind the same), I have received appropriate legal advice as to this certification, and I have the authority to make this certification on my own behalf as chief executive officer (or senior official) and on behalf of the jurisdiction and the applicant entity. I understand that OJP will rely upon this certification as a material representation in any decision to make an award to the applicant entity. (2) I have carefully reviewed (or have received pertinent legal advice concerning) 8 U.S.C. §§1373(a) & (b) and 1644, including the prohibitions on certain actions by State and local government entities, agencies, and officials regarding information on citizenship and immigration status. (3) I (and the applicant entity) understand that, for purposes of this certification, the term "program or activity" means what it means under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (see 42 U.S.C. § 2000d-4a), and that terms used in this certification that are defined in 8 U.S.C. § 1101 mean what they mean under that section 1101, except that the term "State" also shall include American Samoa (cf. 42 U.S.C. § 901(a)(2)).
(4) I (and the applicant entity) assure that the applicant entity (and its officials and other personnel) will comply with 8 U.S.C. §§ 1373 and 1644 in any "program or activity" receiving federal financial assistance under any award made by OJP pursuant to this application. I further certify that any subrecipient (at any tier) of such federal financial assistance (and its officials and other personnel) will also comply with 8 U.S.C. §§ 1373 and 1644.
I acknowledge that a materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement (or concealment or omission of a material fact) in this certification, or in the application that it supports, may be the subject of criminal prosecution (including under 34 U.S.C. § 10271 or under 18 U.S.C. § 1001 or 1621, and may subject me and the applicant entity to civil penalties and administrative remedies for false claims or otherwise (including under 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729–3730 and §§ 3801–3812). I also acknowledge that OJP awards, including BJA FY 2026 Body-Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program to Support Law Enforcement Agencies U.S. Department of Justice | Office of Justice Programs | BJA | 17 certifications provided in connection with such awards, are subject to review by USDOJ, including by OJP and by the USDOJ Office of the Inspector General. ________________________________________________ ________________ Signature of Chief Executive Officer (or senior official) of the Applicant Government Date of Certification ________________________________________________ _________________ Printed Name of Chief Executive Officer (or senior official) Title of Chief Executive Officer _____________________________________________________________________ Name of Applicant Government Entity