Federal · Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

15 U.S.C. § 1268: Proceedings in name of United States; subpenas

Civil

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This statute establishes procedural rules for how criminal and civil enforcement actions under this chapter are conducted in the name of the United States and permits subpoenas for witnesses to extend across federal districts.

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All criminal proceedings and all libel or injunction proceedings for the enforcement, or to restrain violations, of this chapter shall be by and in the name of the United States. Subpenas for witnesses who are required to attend a court of the United States in any district may run into any other district in any such proceeding.

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