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Title 18
Part I
Chapter 114
§ 2345. Effect on State and loca...
Chapter 115 - TREASON, SEDITION,...
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§ 2346.
Enforcement and regulations
(a)
The Attorney General, subject to the provisions of
section 2343(a) of this title
, shall enforce the provisions of this chapter and may prescribe such rules and regulations as he deems reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
(b)
(1)
A State, through its attorney general, a local government, through its chief law enforcement officer (or a designee thereof), or any person who holds a permit under chapter 52 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, may bring an action in the United States district courts to prevent and restrain violations of this chapter by any person (or by any person controlling such person), except that any person who holds a permit under chapter 52 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 may not bring such an action against a State or local government. No civil action may be commenced under this paragraph against an Indian tribe or an Indian in Indian country (as defined in section 1151).
(2)
A State, through its attorney general, or a local government, through its chief law enforcement officer (or a designee thereof), may in a civil action under paragraph (1) also obtain any other appropriate relief for violations of this chapter from any person (or by any person controlling such person), including civil penalties, money damages, and injunctive or other equitable relief. Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to abrogate or constitute a waiver of any sovereign immunity of a State or local government, or an Indian tribe against any unconsented lawsuit under this chapter, or otherwise to restrict, expand, or modify any sovereign immunity of a State or local government, or an Indian tribe.
(3)
The remedies under paragraphs (1) and (2) are in addition to any other remedies under Federal, State, local, or other law.
(4)
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to expand, restrict, or otherwise modify any right of an authorized State official to proceed in State court, or take other enforcement actions, on the basis of an alleged violation of State or other law.
(5)
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to expand, restrict, or otherwise modify any right of an authorized local government official to proceed in State court, or take other enforcement actions, on the basis of an alleged violation of local or other law.
(Added
Pub. L. 95–575, § 1
,
Nov. 2, 1978
,
92 Stat. 2465
; amended
Pub. L. 107–296, title XI, § 1112(i)(2)
,
Nov. 25, 2002
,
116 Stat. 2277
;
Pub. L. 109–177, title I, § 121(f)
,
Mar. 9, 2006
,
120 Stat. 223
.)
cite as:
18 USC 2346
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