§ 2717. — Discharge.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 28USC2717]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART VI--PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS
CHAPTER 173--ATTACHMENT IN POSTAL SUITS
Sec. 2717. Discharge
The court, or a judge thereof, upon--
(1) application of the party when property has been attached and
(2) execution to the United States of a penal bond, approved by
a judge, in double the value of the property attached and
conditioned upon the return of the property or the payment of any
judgment rendered by the court
may discharge the warrant of attachment as to the property of the
applicant.
(Added Pub. L. 86-682, Sec. 9, Sept. 2, 1960, 74 Stat. 708.)
Codification
Section was derived from R.S. Sec. 931, which was originally
classified to section 744 of former Title 28. Following the general
revision and enactment of Title 28 by act June 25, 1948, R.S. Sec. 931
was reclassified to section 844 of Title 39. R.S. Sec. 931 was repealed
by section 12(c) of Pub. L. 86-682 (section 1 of which revised and
enacted Title 39), and reenacted by section 9 thereof as section 2717 of
this title.
