28 U.S.C. § 3012
Joinder of additional defendant
- Code
- United States Code
- Title
- 28
- Section
- 3012
- Text current through
- Pub. L. 119-111
What does the statute say?
§ 3012. Joinder of additional defendant
The United States or the debtor may join as an additional defendant in an action or proceeding under this chapter any person reasonably believed to owe money (including money owed on account of a requirement to provide goods or services pursuant to a loan or loan guarantee extended under Federal law) to the debtor arising out of the transaction or occurrence giving rise to a debt.
(Added Pub. L. 101–647, title XXXVI, § 3611, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4938.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective 180 days after Nov. 29, 1990, and applicable with respect to certain actions for debts owed the United States pending in court on that effective date, see section 3631 of Pub. L. 101–647, set out as a note under section 3001 of this title.
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