12 USC § 4246 - Awards of costs and fees to prevailing plaintiff

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identifier: "/us/usc/t12/s4246"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "12 USC § 4246 - Awards of costs and fees to prevailing plaintiff"
title_number: 12
title_name: "BANKS AND BANKING"
section_number: "4246"
section_name: "Awards of costs and fees to prevailing plaintiff"
chapter_number: 43
chapter_name: "ACTIONS AGAINST PERSONS COMMITTING BANK FRAUD CRIMES"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "USE OF PRIVATE LEGAL RESOURCES"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 101–647, title XXV, § 2593, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4906.)"
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# § 4246. Awards of costs and fees to prevailing plaintiff

When the United States, through private counsel retained under this subchapter, prevails in any civil action, the court, in its discretion, may allow the United States reasonable attorney’s fees and other expenses of litigation as part of the costs.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 101–647, title XXV, § 2593, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4906.)