Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
Rule 18 — Place of Prosecution and Trial
Fed. R. Crim. P. 18
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Fed. R. Crim. P. 18.
Text
Unless a statute or these rules permit otherwise, the govern-
ment must prosecute an offense in a district where the offense was
committed. The court must set the place of trial within the dis-
trict with due regard for the convenience of the defendant, any
victim, and the witnesses, and the prompt administration of jus-
tice.
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Advisory Committee Notes
(As amended Feb. 28, 1966, eff. July 1, 1966; Apr. 30, 1979, eff. Aug. 1, 1979; Apr. 29, 2002, eff. Dec. 1, 2002; Apr. 23, 2008, eff. Dec. 1, 2008.)
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