[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 31, Volume 3]

[Revised as of July 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 31CFR535.216]



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                  TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE: TREASURY

 

 CHAPTER V--OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

 

PART 535_IRANIAN ASSETS CONTROL REGULATIONS--Table of Contents

 

                         Subpart B_Prohibitions

 

Sec. 535.216  Prohibition against prosecution of certain claims.



    (a) Persons subject to the jurisdiction of the United States are 

prohibited from prosecuting in any court within the United States or 

elsewhere, whether or not litigation was commenced before or after 

January 19, 1981, any claim against the Government of Iran arising out 

of events occurring before January 19, 1981 relating to:

    (1) The seizure of the hostages on November 4, 1979;

    (2) The subsequent detention of such hostages;

    (3) Injury to United States property or property of United States 

nationals within the United States Embassy compound in Tehran after 

November 3, 1979; or

    (4) Injury to United States nationals or their property as a result 

of popular movements in the course of the Islamic Revolution in Iran 

which were not an act of the Government of Iran.

    (b) Any persons who are not United States nationals are prohibited 

from prosecuting any claim described in paragraph (a) of this section in 

any court within the United States.

    (c) No further action, measure or process shall be taken after the 

effective date of this section in any judicial proceeding instituted 

before the effective date of this section which is based upon any claim 

described in paragraph (a) of this section, and all such proceedings 

shall be terminated.

    (d) No judicial order issued in the course of the proceedings 

described in paragraph (c) of this section shall be enforced in any way.



(Secs. 201-207, 91 Stat. 1626, 50 U.S.C. 1701-1706; E.O. 12170, 44 FR 

65729; E.O. 12205, 45 FR 24099; E.O. 12211, 45 FR 26685; E.O. 12276, 46 

FR 7913; E.O. 12279, 46 FR 7919; E.O. 12280, 46 FR 7921; E.O. 12281, 46 

FR 7923; E.O. 12282, 46 FR 7925; E.O. 12283, 46 FR 7927, and E.O. 12294, 

46 FR 14111)



[46 FR 14334, Feb. 26, 1981]