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18 U.S.C. § 6002 — Immunity generally

submitted 56 years ago by Pub. L. 91-452 to r/title-18-CRIMES-AND-CRIMINAL-PROCEDURE · 149 words · no verdicts yet

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A witness who receives an order issued under this title cannot refuse to testify or provide information on self-incrimination grounds in the listed proceedings. The compelled material, and information derived from it, generally cannot be used against the witness in a criminal case, except for specified offenses.

If a witness refuses, claiming the privilege against self-incrimination, to testify or provide other information in a proceeding before or connected with (1) a United States court or grand jury, (2) a United States agency, or (3) either House of Congress, a joint committee, or a committee or subcommittee of either House, and the presiding person communicates an order issued under this title to the witness, the witness may not refuse to obey that order on self-incrimination grounds. However, testimony or other information compelled by the order, and information directly or indirectly obtained from it, may not be used against the witness in a criminal case. The exception is a prosecution for perjury, giving a false statement, or otherwise failing to obey the order.

the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

Whenever a witness refuses, on the basis of his privilege against self-incrimination, to testify or provide other information in a proceeding before or ancillary to—

(1)

a court or grand jury of the United States,

(2)

an agency of the United States, or

(3)

either House of Congress, a joint committee of the two Houses, or a committee or a subcommittee of either House,

and the person presiding over the proceeding communicates to the witness an order issued under this title, the witness may not refuse to comply with the order on the basis of his privilege against self-incrimination; but no testimony or other information compelled under the order (or any information directly or indirectly derived from such testimony or other information) may be used against the witness in any criminal case, except a prosecution for perjury, giving a false statement, or otherwise failing to comply with the order.

Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 91–452, title II, § 201(a), Oct. 15, 1970, 84 Stat. 927; amended Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330013(4), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2146.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1970Enacted · Pub. L. 91-452 · 84 Stat. 927
  • 1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-322 · 108 Stat. 2146

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 91-452 on 1970-10-15.

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