Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§5059 Legal Expenses
Title 42 › CHAPTER 66 — DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICES › SUBCHAPTER IV — ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION › § 5059
Summary
Notwithstanding other laws, under Director rules, legal expenses may be paid for full-time volunteers and for part‑time volunteers in court or agency proceedings arising from covered volunteer work.
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Title 42, §5059
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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.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 93–113, Oct. 1, 1973, 87 Stat. 394, 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 section 4950 of this title and Tables.
Amendments
1986—Pub. L. 99–551 substituted “to this chapter)” for “to this chapter”. 1984—Pub. L. 98–288 struck out “or section 637(b)(1) of title 15” after “pursuant to this chapter”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1986 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 99–551 effective Oct. 1, 1986, except as otherwise provided, see section 11 of Pub. L. 99–551, set out as an
Effective Date
note under section 4950 of this title.
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Citation
42 U.S.C. § 5059
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102