A United States attorney or assistant United States attorney or a person authorized by the Attorney General—
section 2710 of this title upon his own affidavit or that of another credible person, stating the existence of either of the grounds of attachments enumerated in and
upon production of legal evidence of the debt
may apply for a warrant of attachment to a judge, or, in his absence, to the clerk of any court of the United States having original jurisdiction of the cause of action.
Pub. L. 86–682, § 974 Stat. 707 (Added , , .)
Editorial Notes
Codification
section 838 of Title 39section 12(c) of Pub. L. 86–682section 2711 of this titleSection was derived from R.S. § 925, which was originally classified to section 738 of former Title 28. Following the general revision and enactment of Title 28 by act , R.S. § 925 was reclassified to . R.S. § 925 was repealed by (section 1 of which revised and enacted Title 39), and reenacted by section 9 thereof as .
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
section 11 of Pub. L. 86–68274 Stat. 708 Section effective , see , .