15 USC § 36 - Recovery of damages, etc., for antitrust violations on claim against person based on official action directed by local government, or official or employee thereof acting in an official capacity

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title: "15 USC § 36 - Recovery of damages, etc., for antitrust violations on claim against person based on official action directed by local government, or official or employee thereof acting in an official capacity"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "36"
section_name: "Recovery of damages, etc., for antitrust violations on claim against person based on official action directed by local government, or official or employee thereof acting in an official capacity"
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chapter_name: "MONOPOLIES AND COMBINATIONS IN RESTRAINT OF TRADE"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 98–544, § 4, Oct. 24, 1984, 98 Stat. 2750.)"
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# § 36. Recovery of damages, etc., for antitrust violations on claim against person based on official action directed by local government, or official or employee thereof acting in an official capacity

**(a)** **Prohibition in general** 15 U.S.C. 15

No damages, interest on damages, costs or attorney’s fees may be recovered under section 4, 4A, or 4C of the Clayton Act (, 15a, or 15c) in any claim against a person based on any official action directed by a local government, or official or employee thereof acting in an official capacity.

**(b)** **Nonapplication of prohibition for cases commenced before effective date of provisions** Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to cases commenced before the effective date of this Act.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 98–544, § 4, Oct. 24, 1984, 98 Stat. 2750.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

For effective date of this Act, referred to in subsec. (b), see Effective Date note below.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective thirty days before , see , set out as a note under .