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Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

Chapter 105 — Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms

§ 7902. Prohibition on bringing of qualified civil liability actions in Federal or State court

Statutory text

(a)

In general

A qualified civil liability action may not be brought in any Federal or State court.

(b)

Dismissal of pending actions

A qualified civil liability action that is pending on , shall be immediately dismissed by the court in which the action was brought or is currently pending.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act

    Pub. L. 109–92 § 3 · 119 Stat. 2095

    Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 7902

    (Pub. L. 109–92, § 3, Oct. 26, 2005, 119 Stat. 2096.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 109–92, § 3, Oct. 26, 2005, 119 Stat. 2096.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON BRINGING OF QUALIFIED CIVIL LIABILITY ACTIONS IN FEDERAL OR STATE COURT. (a) In General.— A qualified civil liability action may not be brought in any Federal or State court. (b) Dismissal of Pending Actions.— A qualified civil liability action that is pending on the date of enactment of this Act shall be immediately dismissed by the court in which the action was brought or is currently pending.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Pub. L. 109–92, § 3, , 119 Stat. 2096.)

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