31 U.S.C. § 6715 — Enforcement by the Attorney General of prohibitions on discrimination
submitted 32 years ago by Pub. L. 103-322 to r/title-31-MONEY-AND-FINANCE · 104 words · no verdicts yet
This section authorizes the Attorney General to sue a general local-government unit believed to have engaged in a pattern or practice violating specified requirements. It lists the orders a court may issue.
The Attorney General may sue in an appropriate United States district court a general local-government unit the Attorney General reasonably believes has engaged or is engaging in a pattern or practice violating section 6711(a) or (b). The court may grant (1) a temporary restraining order, (2) an injunction, or (3) an appropriate order ensuring enjoyment of rights under those provisions, including suspending, ending, or requiring repayment of payments under this chapter, or placing additional payments in escrow until the action ends.
The Attorney General may bring a civil action in an appropriate district court of the United States against a unit of general local government that the Attorney General has reason to believe has engaged or is engaging in a pattern or practice in violation of section 6711(a) or (b). The court may grant—
a temporary restraining order;
an injunction; or
an appropriate order to ensure enjoyment of rights under section 6711(a) or (b), including an order suspending, terminating, or requiring repayment of, payments under this chapter or placing additional payments under this chapter in escrow pending the outcome of the action.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 103–322, title III, § 31001(a), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1877.)
- 1994Enacted · Pub. L. 103-322 · 108 Stat. 1877
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 103-322 on 1994-09-13.
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