2017 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle C - Navy and Marine Corps
Part IV - General Administration
Chapter 655 - Prize
Sec. 7661 - Interrogation of witnesses by prize commissioners

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Citation 10 U.S.C. § 7661 (2017)
Section Name ยง7661. Interrogation of witnesses by prize commissioners
Section Text

Witnesses before the prize commissioners shall be questioned separately, on interrogatories prescribed by the court, in the manner usual in prize courts. Without special authority from the court, the witnesses may not see the interrogatories, documents, or papers, or consult with counsel or with other persons interested in the cause. Witnesses who have the rights of neutrals shall be discharged as soon as practicable.

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(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 477.)

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Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
7661 34 U.S.C. 1138 (as applicable to procedure for interrogating witnesses). R.S. 4622 (as applicable to procedure for interrogating witnesses).
Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
Subtitle C - Navy and Marine Corps
PART IV - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 655 - PRIZE
Sec. 7661 - Interrogation of witnesses by prize commissioners
Contains section 7661
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
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