Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureRelease 119-102
§1693 Place of Arrest in Civil Action
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Summary
Unless Congress says otherwise, a person cannot be arrested in one federal court area and taken to another federal court area for trial when the case is a civil (non-criminal) lawsuit.
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Title 28, §1693
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Except as otherwise provided by Act of Congress, no person shall be arrested in one district for trial in another in any civil action in a district court.
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Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 112 (Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 51, 36 Stat. 1101; Sept. 19, 1922, ch. 345, 42 Stat. 849; Mar. 4, 1925, ch. 526, § 1, 43 Stat. 1264; Apr. 16, 1936, ch. 230, 49 Stat. 1213). Venue provisions of section 112 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., appear in section 1391 and 1401 of this title. Other provisions are incorporated in section 1695 of this title. The exception at the beginning of the section was substituted for “Except as provided in section 113–117 of this title.” Changes were made in phraseology.
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28 U.S.C. § 1693
Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102