# § 550. Clerical assistants, messengers, and private process servers
The United States attorneys may employ clerical assistants, messengers, and private process servers on approval of the Attorney General.
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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 89–554, § 4(c), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 619; amended Pub. L. 101–647, title XXXVI, § 3626(a), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4965.)
| Derivation | U.S. Code | Revised Statutes andStatutes at Large |
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| | 28 U.S.C. 510. | [None]. |
The words “and at salaries fixed by” are omitted as superseded by the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, which is codified in chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code.
### 1948 Act
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §§ 484, 593 (, ; , ; , ).
Section consolidates and simplifies sections 484 and 593 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed. For provisions with respect to classified civil service, see sections 631–684 of title 5, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.
, U.S.C., 1940 ed., related to clerks and messengers in the office of United States attorney, southern district of New York. , U.S.C., 1940 ed., related to clerical assistants for all United States attorneys. It was not affected by U.S.C. 1940 ed., Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees, according to a Department of Justice interpretation.
Provision of said section 593 for office expenses of United States attorneys is covered by section 509 [now 549] of this title.
Said section 593 also required that payment of salaries of such clerks and messengers be made by the disbursing clerk of the Department of Justice. Under section 550 [see Prior Provisions note below] of this title the marshals will make such payments including the office expenses of United States attorneys.
The restriction that , U.S.C., 1940 ed., did not apply to Alaska is omitted as unnecessary since , U.S.C., 1940 ed., Territories and Insular Possessions, authorizes employment of clerical assistants to United States attorneys in Alaska by the Attorney General.
The provision in such , U.S.C., 1940 ed., that the need for clerical assistants be certified by the district judge, was omitted as unnecessary. The need may be determined by the Attorney General.
Changes were made in phraseology.
## Editorial Notes
### Prior Provisions
A prior section 550, acts , ; , , , related to disbursement of salaries and expenses, prior to repeal by , and reenactment in by .
A prior section 551, , , related to the collection of fees by United States marshals, prior to repeal by , , , and reenactment in by .
A prior section 552, , , related to the fixing of salaries of United States marshals, their deputies and assistants, by the Attorney General, prior to repeal by , , , and reenactment in by .
A prior section 553, acts , ; , ; , ; , , , related to expenses of marshal, prior to repeal by , , , and reenactment in by .
A prior section 554, , , related to the delivery of prisoners to the successor marshal, prior to repeal by , , , and reenactment in by .
A prior section 555, , , related to the delivery of all unserved process to the successor marshal or his deputies, prior to repeal by , , , and reenactment in by .
A prior section 556, , , related to the prohibition of the practice of law by a marshal or deputy marshal, prior to repeal by , , , and reenactment in by .
### Amendments
1990— substituted “, messengers, and private process servers” for “and messengers” in section catchline and text.
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date of 1990 Amendment
Amendment by effective 180 days after , see , set out as an Effective Date note under .