2009 US Code
Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 57 - INTERSTATE HORSERACING
Sec. 3007 - Jurisdiction and venue

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 57 - INTERSTATE HORSERACING
Sec. 3007 - Jurisdiction and venue
Containssection 3007
Date2009
Laws in Effect as of DateFebruary 1, 2010
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 95-515, §8, Oct. 25, 1978, 92 Stat. 1814.
Statutes at Large Reference92 Stat. 1814
Public Law ReferencePublic Law 95-515


§3007. Jurisdiction and venue (a) District court jurisdiction

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction over any civil action under this chapter, without regard to the citizenship of the parties or the amount in controversy.

(b) Venue; service of process

A civil action under this chapter may be brought in any district court of the United States for a district located in the host State or the off-track State, and all process in any such civil action may be served in any judicial district of the United States.

(c) Concurrent State court jurisdiction

The jurisdiction of the district courts of the United States pursuant to this section shall be concurrent with that of any State court of competent jurisdiction located in the host State or the off-track State.

(Pub. L. 95–515, §8, Oct. 25, 1978, 92 Stat. 1814.)

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