31 CFR § 536.508 - Payment of legal fees and expenses at public expense.

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title: "31 CFR § 536.508 - Payment of legal fees and expenses at public expense."
title_number: 31
title_name: "Money and Finance: Treasury"
section_number: "536.508"
section_name: "Payment of legal fees and expenses at public expense."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
part_number: "536"
part_name: "NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING SANCTIONS REGULATIONS"
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last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "3 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601  1701  Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, as amended (28 U.S.C. 2461 note); E.O. 12978, 60 FR 54579, 3 CFR, 1995 Comp., p. 415; E.O. 13286, 68 FR 10619, 3 CFR, 2003 Comp., p. 166."
regulatory_source: "62 FR 9960, Mar. 5, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
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# 536.508 Payment of legal fees and expenses at public expense.

U.S. persons that are attorneys, law firms, or legal services organizations are authorized to receive payment of professional fees and reimbursement of incurred expenses from public funds for the provision of legal services authorized by § 536.506(a).

[86 FR 26666, May 17, 2021]