Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§2281 Contempt Proceedings
Title 42 › CHAPTER 23 — DEVELOPMENT AND CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGY › SUBCHAPTER XVII — ENFORCEMENT OF CHAPTER › § 2281
Summary
If someone refuses a 2201(c) subpoena, the Attorney General for the U.S. may ask a federal court where that person is located to order them to testify or hand over documents; refusal can be punished as contempt.
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Title 42, §2281
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In case of failure or refusal to obey a subpena served upon any person pursuant to section 2201(c) of this title, the district court for any district in which such person is found or resides or transacts business, upon application by the Attorney General on behalf of the United States, shall have jurisdiction to issue an order requiring such person to appear and give testimony or to appear and produce documents, or both, in accordance with the subpena; and any failure to obey such order of the court may be punished by such court as a contempt thereof.
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Provisions similar to this section were contained in section 1816(d) of this title, prior to the general amendment and renumbering of act Aug. 1, 1946, by act Aug. 30, 1954.
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42 U.S.C. § 2281
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102