Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureRelease 119-102
§3206 Discharge
Title 28 › PART VI — PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS › CHAPTER 176 — FEDERAL DEBT COLLECTION PROCEDURE › SUBCHAPTER C — POSTJUDGMENT REMEDIES › § 3206
Summary
If, under a court order, someone gives a judgment debtor's money or personal property, or pays a debt they owe that debtor, to the United States, a U.S. marshal, or a receiver, they no longer owe that amount.
Full Legal Text
Title 28, §3206
Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
A person who pursuant to an execution or order issued under this chapter by a court pays or delivers to the United States, a United States marshal, or a receiver, money or other personal property in which a judgment debtor has or will have an interest, or so pays a debt such person owes the judgment debtor, is discharged from such debt to the judgment debtor to the extent of the payment or delivery.
Legislative History
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective 180 days after Nov. 29, 1990, and applicable with respect to certain actions for debts owed the United States pending in court on that
Effective Date
, see section 3631 of Pub. L. 101–647, set out as a note under section 3001 of this title.
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Citation
28 U.S.C. § 3206
Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102