2009 US Code
Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 87 - TELEMARKETING AND CONSUMER FRAUD AND ABUSE PREVENTION
Sec. 6107 - Enforcement of orders

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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 87 - TELEMARKETING AND CONSUMER FRAUD AND ABUSE PREVENTION
Sec. 6107 - Enforcement of orders
Containssection 6107
Date2009
Laws in Effect as of DateFebruary 1, 2010
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 103-297, §9, Aug. 16, 1994, 108 Stat. 1550.
Statutes at Large Reference108 Stat. 1550
Public Law ReferencePublic Law 103-297


§6107. Enforcement of orders (a) General authority

Subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the Federal Trade Commission may bring a criminal contempt action for violations of orders of the Commission obtained in cases brought under section 53(b) of this title.

(b) Appointment

An action authorized by subsection (a) of this section may be brought by the Federal Trade Commission only after, and pursuant to, the appointment by the Attorney General of an attorney employed by the Commission, as a special assistant United States Attorney.

(c) Request for appointment (1) Appointment upon request or motion

A special assistant United States Attorney may be appointed under subsection (b) of this section upon the request of the Federal Trade Commission or the court which has entered the order for which contempt is sought or upon the Attorney General's own motion.

(2) Timing

The Attorney General shall act upon any request made under paragraph (1) within 45 days of the receipt of the request.

(d) Termination of authority

The authority of the Federal Trade Commission to bring a criminal contempt action under subsection (a) of this section expires 2 years after the date of the first promulgation of rules under section 6102 of this title. The expiration of such authority shall have no effect on an action brought before the expiration date.

(Pub. L. 103–297, §9, Aug. 16, 1994, 108 Stat. 1550.)

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