42 USC § 5059 - Legal expenses

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s5059"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 5059 - Legal expenses"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "5059"
section_name: "Legal expenses"
chapter_number: 66
chapter_name: "DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 93–113, title IV, § 419, Oct. 1, 1973, 87 Stat. 413; Pub. L. 98–288, § 25, May 21, 1984, 98 Stat. 196; Pub. L. 99–551, § 10(g), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3078.)"
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# § 5059. Legal expenses

Notwithstanding any other provision of law and pursuant to regulations which the Director shall prescribe, counsel may be employed and counsel fees, court costs, bail, and other expenses incidental to the defense of volunteers may be paid in judicial or administrative proceedings to which full-time volunteers (or part-time volunteers when such proceeding arises directly out of the performance of activities pursuant to this chapter) serving under this chapter have been made parties.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–113, title IV, § 419, Oct. 1, 1973, 87 Stat. 413; Pub. L. 98–288, § 25, May 21, 1984, 98 Stat. 196; Pub. L. 99–551, § 10(g), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3078.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , , known as the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

### Amendments

1986— substituted “to this chapter)” for “to this chapter”.

1984— struck out “or ” after “pursuant to this chapter”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1986 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , except as otherwise provided, see , set out as an Effective Date note under .