15 U.S.C. § 6107 — Enforcement of orders
submitted 32 years ago by Pub. L. 103-297 to r/title-15-COMMERCE-AND-TRADE · 207 words · no verdicts yet
The Commission may bring criminal contempt actions for violations of certain orders only after the Attorney General appoints a Commission attorney as a special assistant United States Attorney. That authority ends two years after the first section 6102 rules, without affecting earlier actions.
(a) Subject to (b) and (c), the Federal Trade Commission* may bring a criminal contempt action for violating a Commission order obtained in a section 53(b) case. (b) It may do so only after, and under, the Attorney General’s appointment of a Commission attorney as a special assistant United States Attorney. (c)(1) The appointment may follow a Commission request, a request from the court that issued the order, or the Attorney General’s own motion. (2) The Attorney General* must act on a request within 45 days. (d) The Commission’s authority expires 2 years after the first section 6102 rules are promulgated; expiration does not affect an action filed before then.
Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the Federal Trade Commission* may bring a criminal contempt action for violations of orders of the Commission obtained in cases brought under section 53(b) of this title.
An action authorized by subsection (a) may be brought by the Federal Trade Commission only after, and pursuant to, the appointment by the Attorney General* of an attorney employed by the Commission, as a special assistant United States Attorney.
A special assistant United States Attorney may be appointed under subsection (b) upon the request of the Federal Trade Commission or the court which has entered the order for which contempt is sought or upon the Attorney General’s own motion.
The Attorney General shall act upon any request made under paragraph (1) within 45 days of the receipt of the request.
The authority of the Federal Trade Commission to bring a criminal contempt action under subsection (a) expires 2 years after the date of the first promulgation of rules under section 6102 of this title. The expiration of such authority shall have no effect on an action brought before the expiration date.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 103–297, § 9, Aug. 16, 1994, 108 Stat. 1550.)
- 1994Enacted · Pub. L. 103-297 · 108 Stat. 1550
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