42 USC § 1997d - Prohibition of retaliation

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s1997d"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 1997d - Prohibition of retaliation"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "1997d"
section_name: "Prohibition of retaliation"
chapter_number: 21
chapter_name: "CIVIL RIGHTS"
subchapter_number: "I–A"
subchapter_name: "INSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 96–247, § 6, May 23, 1980, 94 Stat. 352.)"
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# § 1997d. Prohibition of retaliation

No person reporting conditions which may constitute a violation under this subchapter shall be subjected to retaliation in any manner for so reporting.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 96–247, § 6, May 23, 1980, 94 Stat. 352.)