Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureRelease 119-110
§2715 Publication
Title 28 › PART VI — PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS › CHAPTER 173 — ATTACHMENT IN POSTAL SUITS › § 2715
Summary
Marshal must publish an executed attachment warrant in a newspaper where the property is located: two months if the debtor absconded, four months if the debtor is a nonresident, under the order's instructions.
Full Legal Text
Title 28, §2715
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The marshal shall cause publication of an executed warrant of attachment—
(1)for two months in case of an absconding debtor, and
(2)for four months in case of a nonresident debtor
in a newspaper published in the district where the property is situated pursuant to the details of the order under which the warrant is issued.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was derived from R.S. § 929, which was originally classified to section 742 of former Title 28. Following the general revision and enactment of Title 28 by act June 25, 1948, R.S. § 929 was reclassified to section 842 of Title 39. R.S. § 929 was repealed by Pub. L. 86–682, § 12(c), Sept. 2, 1960, 74 Stat. 708, (section 1 of which revised and enacted Title 39), and reenacted by section 9 thereof as section 2715 of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Sept. 1, 1960, see section 11 of Pub. L. 86–682, 74 Stat. 708.
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Citation
28 U.S.C. § 2715
Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110