28 USC § 1611 - Certain types of property immune from execution

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title: "28 USC § 1611 - Certain types of property immune from execution"
title_number: 28
title_name: "JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "1611"
section_name: "Certain types of property immune from execution"
chapter_number: 97
chapter_name: "JURISDICTIONAL IMMUNITIES OF FOREIGN STATES"
part_number: "IV"
part_name: "JURISDICTION AND VENUE"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 94–583, § 4(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2897; amended Pub. L. 104–114, title III, § 302(e), Mar. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 818.)"
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# § 1611. Certain types of property immune from execution

**(a)** Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1610 of this chapter, the property of those organizations designated by the President as being entitled to enjoy the privileges, exemptions, and immunities provided by the International Organizations Immunities Act shall not be subject to attachment or any other judicial process impeding the disbursement of funds to, or on the order of, a foreign state as the result of an action brought in the courts of the United States or of the States.

**(b)** Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1610 of this chapter, the property of a foreign state shall be immune from attachment and from execution, if—

**(1)** the property is that of a foreign central bank or monetary authority held for its own account, unless such bank or authority, or its parent foreign government, has explicitly waived its immunity from attachment in aid of execution, or from execution, notwithstanding any withdrawal of the waiver which the bank, authority or government may purport to effect except in accordance with the terms of the waiver; or

**(2)** the property is, or is intended to be, used in connection with a military activity and

**(A)** is of a military character, or

**(B)** is under the control of a military authority or defense agency.

**(c)** Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1610 of this chapter, the property of a foreign state shall be immune from attachment and from execution in an action brought under section 302 of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 to the extent that the property is a facility or installation used by an accredited diplomatic mission for official purposes.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 94–583, § 4(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2897; amended Pub. L. 104–114, title III, § 302(e), Mar. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 818.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The International Organizations Immunities Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is title I of , , which is classified principally to subchapter XVIII (§ 288 et seq.) of chapter 7 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

Section 302 of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996, referred to in subsec. (c), is , which amended this section and enacted , Foreign Relations and Intercourse.

### Amendments

1996—Subsec. (c).  added subsec. (c).

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1996 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , or date determined pursuant to suspension authority of President under section 6085(b) or (c) of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse, see .

### Effective Date

Section effective 90 days after , see , set out as a note under .