28 USC § 1451 - Definitions

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identifier: "/us/usc/t28/s1451"
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title: "28 USC § 1451 - Definitions"
title_number: 28
title_name: "JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "1451"
section_name: "Definitions"
chapter_number: 89
chapter_name: "DISTRICT COURTS; REMOVAL OF CASES FROM STATE COURTS"
part_number: "IV"
part_name: "JURISDICTION AND VENUE"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 91–358, title I, § 172(d)(1), July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 591.)"
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# § 1451. Definitions

For purposes of this chapter—

**(1)** The term “State court” includes the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

**(2)** The term “State” includes the District of Columbia.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 91–358, title I, § 172(d)(1), July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 591.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective first day of seventh calendar month which begins after , see , set out as an Effective Date of 1970 Amendment note under .