42 USC § 7523 - Actions to restrain violations

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s7523"
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title: "42 USC § 7523 - Actions to restrain violations"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "7523"
section_name: "Actions to restrain violations"
chapter_number: 85
chapter_name: "AIR POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "EMISSION STANDARDS FOR MOVING SOURCES"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "Motor Vehicle Emission and Fuel Standards"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(July 14, 1955, ch. 360, title II, § 204, as added Pub. L. 89–272, title I, § 101(8), Oct. 20, 1965, 79 Stat. 994; amended Pub. L. 90–148, § 2, Nov. 21, 1967, 81 Stat. 500; Pub. L. 91–604, § 7(b), Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1694; Pub. L. 95–95, title II, § 218(b), Aug. 7, 1977, 91 Stat. 761.)"
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# § 7523. Actions to restrain violations

**(a)** **Jurisdiction** section 7522(a) of this title

The district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction to restrain violations of .

**(b)** **Actions brought by or in name of United States; subpenas** Actions to restrain such violations shall be brought by and in the name of the United States. In any such action, subpenas for witnesses who are required to attend a district court in any district may run into any other district.

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**Source Credit**: (July 14, 1955, ch. 360, title II, § 204, as added Pub. L. 89–272, title I, § 101(8), Oct. 20, 1965, 79 Stat. 994; amended Pub. L. 90–148, § 2, Nov. 21, 1967, 81 Stat. 500; Pub. L. 91–604, § 7(b), Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1694; Pub. L. 95–95, title II, § 218(b), Aug. 7, 1977, 91 Stat. 761.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to .

### Amendments

1977—Subsec. (a).  struck out “paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4)” after “restrain violations of”.

1970—Subsec. (a).  inserted reference to par. (4) of .

1967— reenacted section without change.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1977 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , except as otherwise expressly provided, see , set out as a note under .

### Pending Actions and Proceedings

Suits, actions, and other proceedings lawfully commenced by or against the Administrator or any other officer or employee of the United States in his official capacity or in relation to the discharge of his official duties under act , the Clean Air Act, as in effect immediately prior to the enactment of  [], not to abate by reason of the taking effect of , see , set out as an Effective Date of 1977 amendment note under .