Public Law 119-88 (05/04/2026)

28 U.S.C. § 1693

Place of arrest in civil action

Except as otherwise provided by Act of Congress, no person shall be arrested in one district for trial in another in any civil action in a district court.

June 25, 1948, ch. 646 62 Stat. 945 (, .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 51 36 Stat. 1101 Sept. 19, 1922, ch. 345 42 Stat. 849 Mar. 4, 1925, ch. 526, § 1 43 Stat. 1264 Apr. 16, 1936, ch. 230 49 Stat. 1213 Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 112 (, ; , ; , ; , ).

section 112 of title 28section 1695 of this titleVenue provisions of , U.S.C., 1940 ed., appear in sections 1391 and 1401 of this title. Other provisions are incorporated in .

The exception at the beginning of the section was substituted for “Except as provided in sections 113–117 of this title.”

Changes were made in phraseology.