48 USC § 2152 - Intervention in litigation

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identifier: "/us/usc/t48/s2152"
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title: "48 USC § 2152 - Intervention in litigation"
title_number: 48
title_name: "TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS"
section_number: "2152"
section_name: "Intervention in litigation"
chapter_number: 20
chapter_name: "PUERTO RICO OVERSIGHT, MANAGEMENT, AND ECONOMIC STABILITY"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "RESPONSIBILITIES OF OVERSIGHT BOARD"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 114–187, title II, § 212, June 30, 2016, 130 Stat. 577.)"
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# § 2152. Intervention in litigation

**(a)** **Intervention** The Oversight Board may intervene in any litigation filed against the territorial government.

**(b)** **Injunctive relief**

**(1)** **In general** If the Oversight Board intervenes in a litigation under subsection (a), the Oversight Board may seek injunctive relief, including a stay of litigation.

**(2)** **No independent basis for relief** This section does not create an independent basis on which injunctive relief, including a stay of litigation, may be granted.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 114–187, title II, § 212, June 30, 2016, 130 Stat. 577.)