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Code · U.S. Code · Title 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE · CHAPTER 173— ATTACHMENT IN POSTAL SUITS · § 2712

§ 2712. Issue of warrant

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Upon an order of a judge of a court, or, in his absence and upon the clerk’s own initiative, the clerk shall issue a warrant for the attachment of the property belonging to the person specified in the affidavit. The marshal shall execute the warrant forthwith and take the property attached, if personal, in his custody, subject to the interlocutory or final orders of the court.
(Added Pub. L. 86–682, § 9, Sept. 2, 1960, 74 Stat. 707.)
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  • Pub. L. 86–682, § 9
  • 74 Stat. 707
  • section 839 of Title 39
  • section 12(c) of Pub. L. 86–682
  • section 11 of Pub. L. 86–682
  • 74 Stat. 708
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§ 2712
Issue of warrant
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 86–682, § 9
Stat.74 Stat. 707
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Pub. L.section 12(c) of Pub. L. 86–682
Pub. L.section 11 of Pub. L. 86–682
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