Title 12, Banks and BankingRelease 119-102
§2263 Enforcement of Temporary Cease and Desist Orders
Title 12 › CHAPTER 23 — FARM CREDIT SYSTEM › SUBCHAPTER V — FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION ORGANIZATION › Part C — Enforcement Powers of Farm Credit Administration › § 2263
Summary
The Farm Credit Administration can ask the federal court where an institution’s home office is to enforce a temporary cease-and-desist order under section 2262. If the court finds a violation or threat, it must issue a court order.
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Title 12, §2263
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In the case of violation or threatened violation of, or failure to obey, a temporary cease and desist order issued under section 2262 of this title, the Farm Credit Administration may apply to the United States district court, or the United States court of any territory, within the jurisdiction of which the home office of the institution is located, for an injunction to enforce such order, and, if the court shall determine that there has been such violation or threatened violation or failure to obey, it shall be the duty of the court to issue such injunction.
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Prior Provisions
A prior section 5.27 of Pub. L. 92–181, which amended section 393 of this title and section 5314 and 5315 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, was renumbered section 5.41.
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Section effective thirty days after Dec. 23, 1985, see section 401 of Pub. L. 99–205, set out as an
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of 1985 Amendment note under section 2001 of this title.
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12 U.S.C. § 2263
Title 12, Banks and Banking
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102