28 CFR § 36.505 - Attorneys fees.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t28/s36.505"
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title: "28 CFR § 36.505 - Attorneys fees."
title_number: 28
title_name: "Judicial Administration"
section_number: "36.505"
section_name: "Attorneys fees."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
part_number: "36"
part_name: "NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY BY PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS AND IN COMMERCIAL FACILITIES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 28 U.S.C. 509, 510; 42 U.S.C. 12186(b), 12205a."
regulatory_source: "Order No. 1513-91, 56 FR 35592, July 26, 1991, unless otherwise noted."
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# 36.505 Attorneys fees.

In any action or administrative proceeding commenced pursuant to the Act or this part, the court or agency, in its discretion, may allow the prevailing party, other than the United States, a reasonable attorney's fee, including litigation expenses, and costs, and the United States shall be liable for the foregoing the same as a private individual.