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Code · U.S. Code · Title 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE · CHAPTER 31— THE ATTORNEY GENERAL · § 502

§ 502. Seal

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The Attorney General shall have a seal for the Department of Justice. The design of the seal is subject to the approval of the President.
(Added Pub. L. 89–554, § 4(c), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 611.)
The section is rewritten to conform to other statutes authorizing departmental seals. The words “The seal heretofore provided for the office of the Attorney General shall be” are omitted as obsolete.
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  • Pub. L. 89–554, § 4(c)
  • 80 Stat. 611
  • act June 25, 1948, ch. 646
  • 62 Stat. 909
  • Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a)
  • section 4(c) of Pub. L. 89–554
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§ 502
Seal
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 89–554, § 4(c)
Stat.80 Stat. 611
Actact June 25, 1948, ch. 646
Stat.62 Stat. 909
Pub. L.Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a)
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