Us Code § 3206 - Discharge

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§ 3206. Discharge

A person who pursuant to an execution or order issued under this chapter by a court pays or delivers to the United States, a United States marshal, or a receiver, money or other personal property in which a judgment debtor has or will have an interest, or so pays a debt such person owes the judgment debtor, is discharged from such debt to the judgment debtor to the extent of the payment or delivery.

(Added Pub. L. 101–647, title XXXVI, §3611, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4959.)


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.

SUBCHAPTER D—FRAUDULENT TRANSFERS INVOLVING DEBTS

Sec.
3301.
Definitions.
3302.
Insolvency.
3303.
Value for a transfer or obligation.1

        

3304.
Transfer fraudulent as to a debt to the United States.
3305.
When transfer is made or obligation is incurred.
3306.
Remedies of the United States.
3307.
Defenses, liability and protection of transferee.1
3308.
Supplementary provision.

        

1 So in original. Does not conform to section catchline.

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