2019 US Code
Title 28 - Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Part V - Procedure
Chapter 127 - Executions and Judicial Sales
Sec. 2007 - Imprisonment for debt
28 U.S.C. § 2007 (2019) |
§2007. Imprisonment for debt |
(a) A person shall not be imprisoned for debt on a writ of execution or other process issued from a court of the United States in any State wherein imprisonment for debt has been abolished. All modifications, conditions, and restrictions upon such imprisonment provided by State law shall apply to any writ of execution or process issued from a court of the United States in accordance with the procedure applicable in such State. (b) Any person arrested or imprisoned in any State on a writ of execution or other process issued from any court of the United States in a civil action shall have the same jail privileges and be governed by the same regulations as persons confined in like cases on process issued from the courts of such State. The same requirements governing discharge as are applicable in such State shall apply. Any proceedings for discharge shall be conducted before a United States magistrate judge for the judicial district wherein the defendant is held. |
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 960; Pub. L. 90–578, title IV, §402(b)(2), Oct. 17, 1968, 82 Stat. 1118; Pub. L. 101–650, title III, §321, Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5117.) |
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §§843, 844, and 845 (R.S. §§990, 991, 992; May 28, 1896, ch. 252, §19, 29 Stat. 184; Mar. 2, 1901, ch. 814, 31 Stat. 956; Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, §291, 36 Stat. 1167). Changes were made in phraseology. CHANGE OF NAME"United States magistrate judge" substituted for "United States magistrate" in subsec. (b) pursuant to section 321 of Pub. L. 101–650, set out as a note under section 631 of this title. Previously, "United States magistrate" substituted for "United States commissioner" pursuant to Pub. L. 90–578. See chapter 43 (§631 et seq.) of this title. |
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Title 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE PART V - PROCEDURE CHAPTER 127 - EXECUTIONS AND JUDICIAL SALES Sec. 2007 - Imprisonment for debt |
section 2007 |
2019 |
January 24, 2020 |
Yes |
standard |
29 Stat. 184 31 Stat. 956 36 Stat. 1167 62 Stat. 960 82 Stat. 1118 104 Stat. 5117 |
Public Law 90-578, Public Law 101-650 |