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15 U.S.C. § 242

Title 15Chapter 6Current through PL 116-220~1 min readLast updated: March 30, 2026View on OLRC →
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§ 242. Duty of United States attorney to enforce law

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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