28 USC § 525 - Procurement of law books, reference books, and periodicals; sale and exchange
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identifier: "/us/usc/t28/s525"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "28 USC § 525 - Procurement of law books, reference books, and periodicals; sale and exchange"
title_number: 28
title_name: "JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "525"
section_name: "Procurement of law books, reference books, and periodicals; sale and exchange"
chapter_number: 31
chapter_name: "THE ATTORNEY GENERAL"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 89–554, § 4(c), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 615.)"
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# § 525. Procurement of law books, reference books, and periodicals; sale and exchange
In the procurement of law books, reference books, and periodicals, the Attorney General may exchange or sell similar items and apply the exchange allowances or proceeds of such sales in whole or in part payment therefor.
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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 89–554, § 4(c), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 615.)
| Derivation | U.S. Code | Revised Statutes andStatutes at Large |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | 5 U.S.C. 341e. | July 28, 1950, ch. 503, § 3, 64 Stat. 380. |
The words “Attorney General” are substituted for “Department of Justice”.