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§ 204. Venue

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Release point 115-45 · current through 08/04/2017

§ 204.

Venue

An action or proceeding over which the district courts have jurisdiction pursuant to section 203 of this title may be brought in any such court in which save for the arbitration agreement an action or proceeding with respect to the controversy between the parties could be brought, or in such court for the district and division which embraces the place designated in the agreement as the place of arbitration if such place is within the United States.

Source(Added Pub. L. 91–368, § 1,
July 31, 1970
, 84 Stat. 692.)
Notes

Effective Date

Section effective upon the entry into force of the Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards with respect to the United States (
Dec. 29, 1970
), see section 4 of Pub. L. 91–368, set out as a note under section 201 of this title.

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