52 USC § 20705 - Jurisdiction to compel production of records or papers

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identifier: "/us/usc/t52/s20705"
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title: "52 USC § 20705 - Jurisdiction to compel production of records or papers"
title_number: 52
title_name: "VOTING AND ELECTIONS"
section_number: "20705"
section_name: "Jurisdiction to compel production of records or papers"
chapter_number: 207
chapter_name: "FEDERAL ELECTION RECORDS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 86–449, title III, § 305, May 6, 1960, 74 Stat. 88.)"
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# § 20705. Jurisdiction to compel production of records or papers

section 20703 of this title

The United States district court for the district in which a demand is made pursuant to , or in which a record or paper so demanded is located, shall have jurisdiction by appropriate process to compel the production of such record or paper.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 86–449, title III, § 305, May 6, 1960, 74 Stat. 88.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to , The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.