2020 US Code
Title 4 - Flag and Seal, Seat of Government, and the States
Chapter 3 - Seat of the Government
Sec. 72 - Public offices; at seat of Government

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Citation 4 U.S.C. § 72 (2020)
Section Name ยง72. Public offices; at seat of Government
Section Text

All offices attached to the seat of government shall be exercised in the District of Columbia, and not elsewhere, except as otherwise expressly provided by law.

Source Credit

(July 30, 1947, ch. 389, 61 Stat. 643.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 4 - FLAG AND SEAL, SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, AND THE STATES
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 4 - FLAG AND SEAL, SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, AND THE STATES
CHAPTER 3 - SEAT OF THE GOVERNMENT
Sec. 72 - Public offices; at seat of Government
Contains section 72
Date 2020
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 13, 2021
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 61 Stat. 643
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