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28 U.S.C. § 2262

Mandatory stay of execution; duration; limits on stays of execution; successive petitions

United States · Title 28 — JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective

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28 U.S.C. § 2262, Mandatory stay of execution; duration; limits on stays of execution; successive petitions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/465477
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A stay of execution granted pursuant to subsection (a) shall expire if—

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