{"data":{"id":"us/15-u.s.c.-15e","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"15 U.S.C. § 15e","heading":"Distribution of damages","body":"Monetary relief recovered in an action under section 15c(a)(1) of this title shall—(1) be distributed in such manner as the district court in its discretion may authorize; or (2) be deemed a civil penalty by the court and deposited with the State as general revenues; subject in either case to the requirement that any distribution procedure adopted afford each person a reasonable opportunity to secure his appropriate portion of the net monetary relief.","path":["Title 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE","CHAPTER 1—MONOPOLIES AND COMBINATIONS IN RESTRAINT OF TRADE"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc15@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:39Z","sha256":"eb50d7ab3da15bc931c417893f9cd313ad4c530df78bec904f966e066b3c78f7","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/15-u.s.c.-15d","next":"us/15-u.s.c.-15f"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}