Federal · Title 48 — Territories and Insular Possessions

48 U.S.C. § 1423c: Privileges of members

Civil

What this law says, in plain English

This statute grants legislative members immunity from arrest (except for treason, felony, or breach of peace) while attending legislature and protects their legislative speech from outside legal proceedings.

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The members of the legislature shall, in all cases except treason, felony, or breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest during their attendance at the legislature and in going to and returning from the same. No member of the legislature shall be held to answer before any tribunal other than the legislature itself for any speech or debate in the legislature.

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