Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§2000g–1 Functions of Service
Title 42 › CHAPTER 21 — CIVIL RIGHTS › SUBCHAPTER VIII — COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE › § 2000g–1
Summary
The Service must help communities and individuals resolve disputes about discrimination based on race, color, or national origin that harm rights under U.S. law or affect interstate commerce. It may step in when community peace is threatened, either on its own or when asked by state or local officials or other interested persons.
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Title 42, §2000g–1
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It shall be the function of the Service to provide assistance to communities and persons therein in resolving disputes, disagreements, or difficulties relating to discriminatory practices based on race, color, or national origin which impair the rights of persons in such communities under the Constitution or laws of the United States or which affect or may affect interstate commerce. The Service may offer its services in cases of such disputes, disagreements, or difficulties whenever, in its judgment, peaceful relations among the citizens of the community involved are threatened thereby, and it may offer its services either upon its own motion or upon the request of an appropriate State or local official or other interested person.
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42 U.S.C. § 2000g–1
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102