28 U.S.C. § 1609

Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)

Section 1609 - Immunity from attachment and execution of property of a foreign state

Subject to existing international agreements to which the United States is a party at the time of enactment of this Act the property in the United States of a foreign state shall be immune from attachment ¹ arrest ¹ and execution except as provided in sections 1610 and 1611 of this chapter.

¹ So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma.

28 U.S.C. § 1609

Added Pub. L. 94-583, §4(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2895.

EDITORIAL NOTES

REFERENCES IN TEXTThe time of enactment of this Act, referred to in text, probably means the time of enactment of Pub. L. 94-583, which was approved Oct. 21, 1976.

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATESection effective 90 days after Oct. 21, 1976, see section 8 of Pub. L. 94-583, set out as a note under section 1602 of this title.