Internal Revenue Code · 26 U.S.C.
§ 7402. Jurisdiction of district courts
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Cite as 26 U.S.C. § 7402
At a glance
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- Status
- In force
- Enacted
- November 2, 1966 by Pub. L. 89–719
- Last amended
- June 6, 1972 by Pub. L. 93–310
- Amendments
- 1 dated changes in the source credit
- Length
- 6 subsections · 373 words · about 2 min to read
- Cross-references
- cites 0; cited by 4 Code sections and 1 other regulation
The district courts of the United States at the instance of the United States shall have such jurisdiction to make and issue in civil actions, writs and orders of injunction, and of ne exeat republica, orders appointing receivers, and such other orders and processes, and to render such judgments and decrees as may be necessary or appropriate for the enforcement of the internal revenue laws. The remedies hereby provided are in addition to and not exclusive of any and all other remedies of the United States in such courts or otherwise to enforce such laws.
If any person is summoned under the internal revenue laws to appear, to testify, or to produce books, papers, or other data, the district court of the United States for the district in which such person resides or may be found shall have jurisdiction by appropriate process to compel such attendance, testimony, or production of books, papers, or other data.
Any officer or employee of the United States acting under authority of this title, or any person acting under or by authority of any such officer or employee, receiving any injury to his person or property in the discharge of his duty shall be entitled to maintain an action for damages therefor, in the district court of the United States, in the district wherein the party doing the injury may reside or shall be found.
The United States district courts shall have jurisdiction of any action brought by the United States to quiet title to property if the title claimed by the United States to such property was derived from enforcement of a lien under this title.
For general jurisdiction of the district courts of the United States in civil actions involving internal revenue, see section 1340 of title 28 of the United States Code.
(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 873; Pub. L. 89–719, title I, § 107(a), Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1140; Pub. L. 93–310, title II, § 230(d), June 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 209.)
Cross-references
Computed from the citations in the text of Title 26 and 26 CFR.
Cited by 4 Code sections
- § 7407(a) Action to enjoin tax return preparers
- § 7408(a) Actions to enjoin specified conduct related to tax shelters and reportable transactions
- § 7409(a)(1) Action to enjoin flagrant political expenditures of section 501(c)(3) organizations
- § 7604(c)(1) Enforcement of summons
Cited in 1 regulation not issued under it
Amendment history
From the source credit and the official notes, newest first.
Where it sits in the Code
- Subtitle F Procedure and Administration
- Chapter 76 JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS
- Subchapter A Civil Actions by the United States
Nearby sections
Official notes
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Editorial Notes
Amendments
1972—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 92–310 repealed subsec. (d) which granted district courts jurisdiction of actions brought on official bonds.
1966—Subsecs. (e), (f). Pub. L. 89–719 added subsec. (e) and redesignated former subsec. (e) as (f).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1966 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 89–719 applicable after Nov. 2, 1966, regardless of when title or lien of United States arose or when lien or interest of another person was acquired, with certain exceptions, see section 114(a)–(c) of Pub. L. 89–719, set out as a note under section 6323 of this title.