Title 28 — Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureRelease 119-73not60
§3308 Supplementary Provision
Title 28 › Part VI— PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS › Chapter 176— FEDERAL DEBT COLLECTION PROCEDURE › Subchapter D— FRAUDULENT TRANSFERS INVOLVING DEBTS › § 3308
Summary
Apply ordinary law and fairness—commercial rules, agent-principal rules, estoppel, fraud, duress, mistake, insolvency, and similar principles—unless this subchapter says otherwise.
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Title 28, §3308
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Except as provided in this subchapter, the principles of law and equity, including the law merchant and the law relating to principal and agent, estoppel, laches, fraud, misrepresentation, duress, coercion, mistake, insolvency, or other validating or invalidating cause shall apply to actions and proceedings under this subchapter.
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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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28 U.S.C. § 3308
Title 28 — Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60