28 U.S.C. § 1781 — Transmittal of letter rogatory or request
submitted 78 years ago by ch. 646 to r/title-28-JUDICIARY-AND-JUDICIAL-PROCEDURE · 180 words · no verdicts yet
The Department of State may receive and transmit letters rogatory or requests between foreign or international tribunals and tribunals, officers, or agencies in the United States. The section also allows tribunals to transmit these materials directly.
The Department* of State has power, directly, or through suitable channels—
to receive a letter rogatory issued, or request made, by a foreign or international tribunal, to transmit it to the tribunal, officer, or agency* in the United States to whom it is addressed, and to receive and return it after execution; and
to receive a letter rogatory issued, or request made, by a tribunal in the United States, to transmit it to the foreign or international tribunal, officer, or agency to whom it is addressed, and to receive and return it after execution.
This section does not preclude—
the transmittal of a letter rogatory or request directly from a foreign or international tribunal to the tribunal, officer, or agency in the United States to whom it is addressed and its return in the same manner; or
the transmittal of a letter rogatory or request directly from a tribunal in the United States to the foreign or international tribunal, officer, or agency to whom it is addressed and its return in the same manner.
Source credit: (June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 948; Pub. L. 88–619, § 8(a), Oct. 3, 1964, 78 Stat. 996.)
- 1948Enacted · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 646 · 62 Stat. 948
- 1964Amended · Pub. L. 88-619 · 78 Stat. 996
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 646 on 1948-06-25.
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