Title 48, Territories and Insular PossessionsRelease 119-110

§2167 Venue

Title 48 › CHAPTER 20 — PUERTO RICO OVERSIGHT, MANAGEMENT, AND ECONOMIC STABILITY › SUBCHAPTER III — ADJUSTMENTS OF DEBTS › § 2167

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

File cases in the territory's federal district court. If the territory has no federal district court, use the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii. The same rule applies to cases about a covered territorial instrumentality. If the Oversight Board decides, cases can instead be filed in the federal district where the Board has an office outside the territory. The Board may consider the court’s ability to handle the case and the effect on witnesses.

Full Legal Text

Title 48, §2167

Territories and Insular Possessions, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)In general

Venue shall be proper in

(1)

(2)with respect to a covered territorial instrumentality, the district court for the territory in which the covered territorial instrumentality is located or, for any territory that does not have a district court, the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii.

(b)Alternative venue

(1)If the Oversight Board so determines in its sole discretion, then venue shall be proper in the district court for the jurisdiction in which the Oversight Board maintains an office that is located outside the territory.

(2)With respect to paragraph (1), the Oversight Board may consider, among other things—

(A)the resources of the district court to adjudicate a case or proceeding; and

(B)the impact on witnesses who may be called in such a case or proceeding.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

48 U.S.C. § 2167

Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110