22 U.S.C. § 254d — Dismissal on motion of action against individual entitled to immunity

submitted 48 years ago by Pub. L. 95-393 to r/title-22-FOREIGN-RELATIONS-AND-INTERCOURSE · 75 words · no verdicts yet

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Courts must dismiss any lawsuit against a person who has diplomatic immunity for that action. This immunity can come from the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, from sections 254b or 254c of this title, or from other diplomatic privilege laws. The person, or someone acting for them, can raise the immunity by a motion or suggestion, or in any other way the law or court rules allow.

This section is one plain rule with no lettered subsections. Any action or proceeding brought against a person who is entitled to immunity for that action or proceeding must be dismissed. That immunity can come from the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, from section 254b or 254c of this title, or from any other law that extends diplomatic privileges and immunities. The immunity may be established upon a motion or suggestion made by the individual or on their behalf, or in any other way that the law or the applicable rules of procedure allow.

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Any action or proceeding brought against an individual who is entitled to immunity with respect to such action or proceeding under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, under section 254b or 254c of this title, or under any other laws extending diplomatic privileges and immunities, shall be dismissed. Such immunity may be established upon motion or suggestion by or on behalf of the individual, or as otherwise permitted by law or applicable rules of procedure.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 95–393, § 5, Sept. 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 809.)

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1978Enacted · Pub. L. 95-393 · 92 Stat. 809

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