47 U.S.C. § 33

Jurisdiction and venue of actions and offenses

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The district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction over all offenses against this chapter and of all suits of a civil nature arising thereunder, whether the infraction complained of shall have been committed within the territorial waters of the United States or on board a vessel of the United States outside of said waters: Provided, That in case such infraction is committed outside of the territorial waters of the United States the vessel on board of which it has been committed is a vessel of the United States. From the decrees and judgments of the district courts in actions and suits arising under this chapter appeals and writs of error 11 See Abolition of Writs of Error note below. shall be allowed as now provided by law in other cases. Criminal actions and proceedings for a violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be commenced and prosecuted in the district court for the district within which the offense was committed, and when not committed within any judicial district, then in the district court for the district within which the offender may be found; and suits of a civil nature may be commenced in the district court for any district within which the defendant may be found and shall be served with process.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1991–2026 · leading case: Am. Tel. & Tel. Co. v. M/V Cape Fear, 967 F.2d 864 (3rd Cir. 1992).

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Am. Tel. & Tel. Co. v. M/V Cape Fear, 967 F.2d 864 (3rd Cir. 1992). · cites it 2× “” 47 U.S.C. § 33 also defines the venue for criminal prosecutions, and provides that “suits of a civil nature may be commenced in the district court for any district within which the defendant may be found and shall be served with process.”

Am. Tel. & Tel. Co. v. M/V Cape Fear, 763 F. Supp. 97 (D.N.J. 1991). · cites it 4× “1991); 47 U.S.C. § 33 , the jurisdictional statute of the Submarine Cable Act, and 46 U.”

Nextel Partners Inc. v. Kingston Twp., 286 F.3d 687 (3rd Cir. 2002). “” 47 U.S.C. § 33 (c)(7)(B)(v). Read generously, Count I of the amended complaint may assert two separate TCA claims.”

Nexon Korea Corp. v. Ironmace Co. Ltd. (9th Cir. 2024). “§ 22 ; 47 U.S.C. § 33 . And nothing in the text or history of § 512 suggests that Congress inadvertently used “jurisdiction” when it meant “venue.”

Adolph Michelin v. Warden Moshannon Valley Corr. Ctr. (3rd Cir. 2026). “§§ 1789 (a)(2), 1819(b)(2)(A), 2277a-7(4)(B); 47 U.S.C. § 33 . These phrases are not synonymous.”

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