§ 1965. — Venue and process.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC1965]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 96--RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS
Sec. 1965. Venue and process
(a) Any civil action or proceeding under this chapter against any
person may be instituted in the district court of the United States for
any district in which such person resides, is found, has an agent, or
transacts his affairs.
(b) In any action under section 1964 of this chapter in any district
court of the United States in which it is shown that the ends of justice
require that other parties residing in any other district be brought
before the court, the court may cause such parties to be summoned, and
process for that purpose may be served in any judicial district of the
United States by the marshal thereof.
(c) In any civil or criminal action or proceeding instituted by the
United States under this chapter in the district court of the United
States for any judicial district, subpenas issued by such court to
compel the attendance of witnesses may be served in any other judicial
district, except that in any civil action or proceeding no such subpena
shall be issued for service upon any individual who resides in another
district at a place more than one hundred miles from the place at which
such court is held without approval given by a judge of such court upon
a showing of good cause.
(d) All other process in any action or proceeding under this chapter
may be served on any person in any judicial district in which such
person resides, is found, has an agent, or transacts his affairs.
(Added Pub. L. 91-452, title IX, Sec. 901(a), Oct. 15, 1970, 84 Stat.
944.)
