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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 717u. Jurisdiction of offenses; enforcement of liabilities and duties
The District Courts of the United States and the United States
courts of any Territory or other place subject to the jurisdiction
of the United States shall have exclusive jurisdiction of
violations of this chapter or the rules, regulations, and orders
thereunder, and of all suits in equity and actions at law brought
to enforce any liability or duty created by, or to enjoin any
violation of, this chapter or any rule, regulation, or order
thereunder. Any criminal proceeding shall be brought in the
district wherein any act or transaction constituting the violation
occurred. Any suit or action to enforce any liability or duty
created by, or to enjoin any violation of, this chapter or any
rule, regulation, or order thereunder may be brought in any such
district or in the district wherein the defendant is an inhabitant,
and process in such cases may be served wherever the defendant may
be found. Judgments and decrees so rendered shall be subject to
review as provided in sections 1254, 1291, and 1292 of title 28. No
costs shall be assessed against the Commission in any judicial
proceeding by or against the Commission under this chapter.
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