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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 2007. Imprisonment for debt
(a) A person shall not be imprisoned for debt on a writ of
execution or other process issued from a court of the United States
in any State wherein imprisonment for debt has been abolished. All
modifications, conditions, and restrictions upon such imprisonment
provided by State law shall apply to any writ of execution or
process issued from a court of the United States in accordance with
the procedure applicable in such State.
(b) Any person arrested or imprisoned in any State on a writ of
execution or other process issued from any court of the United
States in a civil action shall have the same jail privileges and be
governed by the same regulations as persons confined in like cases
on process issued from the courts of such State. The same
requirements governing discharge as are applicable in such State
shall apply. Any proceedings for discharge shall be conducted
before a United States magistrate judge for the judicial district
wherein the defendant is held.
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