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[CITE: 42USC1992]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                        CHAPTER 21--CIVIL RIGHTS
 
                         SUBCHAPTER I--GENERALLY
 
Sec. 1992. Speedy trial

    Whenever the President has reason to believe that offenses have 
been, or are likely to be committed against the provisions of section 
1990 of this title or of section 5506 to 5516 and 5518 to 5532 of the 
Revised Statutes, within any judicial district, it shall be lawful for 
him, in his discretion, to direct the judge, marshal, and United States 
attorney of such district to attend at such place within the district, 
and for such time as he may designate, for the purpose of the more 
speedy arrest and trial of persons so charged, and it shall be the duty 
of every judge or other officer, when any such requisition is received 
by him to attend at the place and for the time therein designated.

(R.S. Sec. 1988; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, Sec. 1, 62 Stat. 909.)

                       References in Text

    Sections 5506 to 5510, 5516 to 5519 and 5524 to 5535 of the Revised 
Statutes, referred to in text, were repealed by act Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 
321, Sec. 341, 35 Stat. 1153; section 5506, 5511 to 5515, and 5520 to 
5523, also referred to in text, were repealed by act Feb. 8, 1894, ch. 
25, Sec. 1, 28 Stat. 37. The provisions of sections 5508, 5510, 5516, 
5518 and 5524 to 5532 of the Revised Statutes were reenacted by act Mar. 
4, 1909, and classified to sections 51, 52, 54 to 59, 246, 428 and 443 
to 445 of former Title 18, Criminal Code and Criminal Procedure. Those 
sections were repealed and reenacted as sections 241, 242, 372, 592, 
593, 752, 1071, 1581, 1583 and 1588 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal 
Procedure, in the general revision of Title 18 by act June 25, 1948, ch. 
645, 62 Stat. 683.

                          Codification

    R.S. Sec. 1988 derived from act Apr. 9, 1866, ch. 31, Sec. 8, 14 
Stat. 29.
    Section was formerly classified to section 54 of Title 8, Aliens and 
Nationality.

                         Change of Name

    Act June 25, 1948, effective Sept. 1, 1948, substituted ``United 
States attorney'' for ``district attorney''. See section 541 of Title 
28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, and Historical and Revision Notes 
thereunder.
