2021 US Code
Title 48 - Territories and Insular Possessions
Chapter 20 - Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability
Subchapter III - Adjustments of Debts
Sec. 2167 - Venue

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Citation 48 U.S.C. § 2167 (2021)
Section Name §2167. Venue
Section Text (a) In general

Venue shall be proper in—

(1) with respect to a territory, the district court for the territory or, for any territory that does not have a district court, the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii; and

(2) with respect to a covered territorial instrumentality, the district court for the territory in which the covered territorial instrumentality is located or, for any territory that does not have a district court, the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii.

(b) Alternative venue

(1) If the Oversight Board so determines in its sole discretion, then venue shall be proper in the district court for the jurisdiction in which the Oversight Board maintains an office that is located outside the territory.

(2) With respect to paragraph (1), the Oversight Board may consider, among other things—

(A) the resources of the district court to adjudicate a case or proceeding; and

(B) the impact on witnesses who may be called in such a case or proceeding.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 114–187, title III, §307, June 30, 2016, 130 Stat. 582.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 20 - PUERTO RICO OVERSIGHT, MANAGEMENT, AND ECONOMIC STABILITY
SUBCHAPTER III - ADJUSTMENTS OF DEBTS
Sec. 2167 - Venue
Contains section 2167
Date 2021
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 3, 2022
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 130 Stat. 582
Public Law References Public Law 114-187
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