Title 18, Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-102
§2340B Exclusive Remedies
Title 18 › PART I — CRIMES › CHAPTER 113C — TORTURE › § 2340B
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State and local laws on the same topic still apply; no new rights to use in a civil lawsuit are created here.
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Title 18, §2340B
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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as precluding the application of State or local laws on the same subject, nor shall anything in this chapter be construed as creating any substantive or procedural right enforceable by law by any party in any civil proceeding.
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Effective Date
Section effective on the later of Apr. 30, 1994, or the date on which the United States has become a party to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Nov. 20, 1994), see section 506(c) of Pub. L. 103–236, set out as a note under section 2340 of this title.
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18 U.S.C. § 2340B
Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102