Title 48 — Territories and Insular PossessionsRelease 119-73not60
§2152 Intervention in Litigation
Title 48 › Chapter 20— PUERTO RICO OVERSIGHT, MANAGEMENT, AND ECONOMIC STABILITY › Subchapter II— RESPONSIBILITIES OF OVERSIGHT BOARD › § 2152
Summary
Oversight Board may join territory lawsuits and seek injunctions or stays; the statute alone creates no authority.
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Title 48, §2152
Territories and Insular Possessions — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)The Oversight Board may intervene in any litigation filed against the territorial government.
(b)(1)If the Oversight Board intervenes in a litigation under subsection (a), the Oversight Board may seek injunctive relief, including a stay of litigation.
(2)This section does not create an independent basis on which injunctive relief, including a stay of litigation, may be granted.
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48 U.S.C. § 2152
Title 48 — Territories and Insular Possessions
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60