Federal · Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

15 U.S.C. § 242: Duty of United States attorney to enforce law

Civil

What this law says, in plain English

This statute requires U.S. attorneys to prosecute violations of specified sections when presented with sufficient evidence, establishing a prosecutorial duty rather than defining a criminal offense itself.

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It shall be the duty of each United States attorney, to whom satisfactory evidence of any violation of sections 237 to 242 of this title is presented, to cause appropriate proceedings to be commenced and prosecuted in the United States court having jurisdiction of such offense.

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