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15 U.S.C. § 242 — Duty of United States attorney to enforce law

submitted 110 years ago by ch. 396 to r/title-15-COMMERCE-AND-TRADE · 46 words · no verdicts yet

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Every U.S. attorney who receives solid evidence that sections 237 through 242 of this title were violated must start and pursue the right court case. This must happen in the federal court that has jurisdiction over the offense.

Each United States attorney who is given satisfactory evidence that sections 237 through 242 of this title were violated must cause the appropriate legal proceedings to begin and be carried out, in the United States court that has jurisdiction over that offense.
the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

It shall be the duty of each United States attorney, to whom satisfactory evidence of any violation of sections 237 to 242 of this title is presented, to cause appropriate proceedings to be commenced and prosecuted in the United States court having jurisdiction of such offense.

Source credit: (Aug. 23, 1916, ch. 396, § 6, 39 Stat. 531; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 1, 62 Stat. 909.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1916Enacted · Act of Aug. 23, 1916, ch. 396 · 39 Stat. 531
  • 1948Amended · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 646 · 62 Stat. 909

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 396 on 1916-08-23.

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