42 USC § 1992 - Speedy trial

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title: "42 USC § 1992 - Speedy trial"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "1992"
section_name: "Speedy trial"
chapter_number: 21
chapter_name: "CIVIL RIGHTS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GENERALLY"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(R.S. § 1988; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 1, 62 Stat. 909.)"
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# § 1992. Speedy trial

section 1990 of this title

Whenever the President has reason to believe that offenses have been, or are likely to be committed against the provisions of  or of section 5506 to 5516 and 5518 to 5532 of the Revised Statutes, within any judicial district, it shall be lawful for him, in his discretion, to direct the judge, marshal, and United States attorney of such district to attend at such place within the district, and for such time as he may designate, for the purpose of the more speedy arrest and trial of persons so charged, and it shall be the duty of every judge or other officer, when any such requisition is received by him to attend at the place and for the time therein designated.

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**Source Credit**: (R.S. § 1988; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 1, 62 Stat. 909.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Sections 5506 to 5510, 5516 to 5519 and 5524 to 5535 of the Revised Statutes, referred to in text, were repealed by , ; section 5506, 5511 to 5515, and 5520 to 5523, also referred to in text, were repealed by , . The provisions of sections 5508, 5510, 5516, 5518 and 5524 to 5532 of the Revised Statutes were reenacted by act , and classified to sections 51, 52, 54 to 59, 246, 428 and 443 to 445 of former Title 18, Criminal Code and Criminal Procedure. Those sections were repealed and reenacted as sections 241, 242, 372, 592, 593, 752, 1071, 1581, 1583 and 1588 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, in the general revision of Title 18 by , .

### Codification

R.S. § 1988 derived from , .

Section was formerly classified to , Aliens and Nationality.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Change of Name

Act , effective , substituted “United States attorney” for “district attorney”. See , Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, and Historical and Revision Notes thereunder.