{"data":{"id":"us/18-u.s.c.-3231","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"18 U.S.C. § 3231","heading":"District courts","body":"The district courts of the United States shall have original jurisdiction, exclusive of the courts of the States, of all offenses against the laws of the United States. Nothing in this title shall be held to take away or impair the jurisdiction of the courts of the several States under the laws thereof.","path":["Title 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 211—JURISDICTION AND VENUE"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc18@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:53Z","sha256":"dacc1dbc403ffb2818ec7c56104d4433201dbdc5089625919513ed1b8cdbe104","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/18-u.s.c.-3196","next":"us/18-u.s.c.-3232"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}