{"data":{"id":"us/28-u.s.c.-1822","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"28 U.S.C. § 1822","heading":"Competency of interested persons; share of penalties payable","body":"Any person interested in a share of any fine, penalty or forfeiture incurred under any Act of Congress, may be examined as a witness in any proceeding for the recovery of such fine, penalty or forfeiture by any party thereto. Such examination shall not deprive the witness of his share.","path":["Title 28—JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 119—EVIDENCE; WITNESSES"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc28@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:58:31Z","sha256":"f1b7493389054f986f2cba0abb388997ced76aaf726c0929af6c7406c45431ad","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/28-u.s.c.-1821","next":"us/28-u.s.c.-1823"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}