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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 79y. Jurisdiction of offenses and suits
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 jurisdiction of violations of this
chapter or the rules, regulations, or orders thereunder, and,
concurrently with State and Territorial courts, 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 the
rules, regulations, or orders thereunder. Any criminal proceeding
may 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 rules, regulations, or orders thereunder, may be
brought in any such district or in the district wherein the
defendant is an inhabitant or transacts business, and process in
such cases may be served in any district of which the defendant is
an inhabitant or transacts business or wherever the defendant may
be found. Judgments and decrees so rendered shall be subject to
review as provided in sections 1254, 1291, 1292, and 1294 of title
28. No costs shall be assessed for or against the Commission in any
proceeding under this chapter brought by or against the Commission
in any court.
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