Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureRelease 119-102
§1352 Bonds Executed Under Federal Law
Title 28 › PART IV — JURISDICTION AND VENUE › CHAPTER 85 — DISTRICT COURTS; JURISDICTION › § 1352
Summary
Federal district courts can be the first courts to hear lawsuits about bonds made under any federal law, and state courts can hear those cases too. The only exception is cases that belong to the Court of International Trade under section 1582.
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Title 28, §1352
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The district courts shall have original jurisdiction, concurrent with State courts, of any action on a bond executed under any law of the United States, except matters within the jurisdiction of the Court of International Trade under section 1582 of this title.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
This section is necessary to permit actions in the district courts upon any bond authorized by a law of the United States. In the absence of this new provision, such actions could not be maintained except by the United States, where the amount and other jurisdictional requisites did not exist. The new section also makes clear that it does not affect the right to prosecute such actions in State courts.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1980—Pub. L. 96–417 inserted exception for matters within the jurisdiction of the Court of International Trade under section 1582 of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1980 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 96–417 applicable with respect to civil actions commenced on or after the 90th day after Nov. 1, 1980, see section 701(c)(1)(B) of Pub. L. 96–417, set out as a note under section 251 of this title.
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Citation
28 U.S.C. § 1352
Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102