15 USC § 1268 - Proceedings in name of United States; subpenas

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title: "15 USC § 1268 - Proceedings in name of United States; subpenas"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "1268"
section_name: "Proceedings in name of United States; subpenas"
chapter_number: 30
chapter_name: "HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 86–613, § 9, July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 378.)"
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# § 1268. Proceedings in name of United States; subpenas

All criminal proceedings and all libel or injunction proceedings for the enforcement, or to restrain violations, of this chapter shall be by and in the name of the United States. Subpenas for witnesses who are required to attend a court of the United States in any district may run into any other district in any such proceeding.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 86–613, § 9, July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 378.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Transfer of Functions

Functions of Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare under this chapter transferred to Consumer Product Safety Commission, see .