29 USC § 1852 - Judicial enforcement

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title: "29 USC § 1852 - Judicial enforcement"
title_number: 29
title_name: "LABOR"
section_number: "1852"
section_name: "Judicial enforcement"
chapter_number: 20
chapter_name: "MIGRANT AND SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROTECTION"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "Enforcement Provisions"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 97–470, title V, § 502, Jan. 14, 1983, 96 Stat. 2596.)"
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# § 1852. Judicial enforcement

**(a)** **Injunctive relief** The Secretary may petition any appropriate district court of the United States for temporary or permanent injunctive relief if the Secretary determines that this chapter, or any regulation under this chapter, has been violated.

**(b)** **Control of civil litigation** section 518(a) of title 28

Except as provided in , relating to litigation before the Supreme Court, the Solicitor of Labor may appear for and represent the Secretary in any civil litigation brought under this chapter, but all such litigation shall be subject to the direction and control of the Attorney General.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 97–470, title V, § 502, Jan. 14, 1983, 96 Stat. 2596.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

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