2016 US Code
Title 28 - Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Part II - Department of Justice
Chapter 31 - The Attorney General
Sec. 517 - Interests of United States in pending suits

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Citation 28 U.S.C. § 517 (2016)
Section Name §517. Interests of United States in pending suits
Section Text

The Solicitor General, or any officer of the Department of Justice, may be sent by the Attorney General to any State or district in the United States to attend to the interests of the United States in a suit pending in a court of the United States, or in a court of a State, or to attend to any other interest of the United States.

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(Added Pub. L. 89–554, §4(c), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 613.)

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5 U.S.C. 316. R.S. §367.
Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART II - DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
CHAPTER 31 - THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Sec. 517 - Interests of United States in pending suits
Contains section 517
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large Reference 80 Stat. 613
Public Law References Public Law 89-554
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