10 U.S.C. § 8856 — Duties of United States attorney
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This section covers duties of united states attorney. It sets the duties, powers, limits, exceptions, and procedures stated in the section.
(a) The interests of the United States in a prize cause must be represented by the U.S. attorney for the judicial district in which the prize cause is adjudicated. The U.S. attorney must protect the interests of the United States and must examine all fees, costs, and expenses sought to be charged against the prize fund.
(b) In a judicial district where one or more prize causes are pending the U.S. attorney must send to the Secretary of the Navy, at least once every three months, a statement of all such causes in the form and covering the particulars required by the Secretary.
The interests of the United States in a prize cause shall be represented by the United States attorney for the judicial district in which the prize cause is adjudicated. The United States attorney shall protect the interests of the United States and shall examine all fees, costs, and expenses sought to be charged against the prize fund.
In a judicial district where one or more prize causes are pending the United States attorney shall send to the Secretary of the Navy, at least once every three months, a statement of all such causes in the form and covering the particulars required by the Secretary.
Source credit: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 475, § 7656; renumbered § 8856, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(9), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1837.)
- 1956Enacted · Act of Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
- 2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-232 · 132 Stat. 1837
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