28 U.S.C. § 515 Authority For Legal Proceedings; Commission, Oath, and Salary For Special Attorneys

• Library: United States Statutes
• Edition: 2023 Edition
• Currency: Current through P.L. 118-19 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/06/2023)

(a) The Attorney General or any other officer of the Department of Justice, or any attorney specially appointed by the Attorney General under law, may, when specifically directed by the Attorney General, conduct any kind of legal proceeding, civil or criminal, including grand jury proceedings and proceedings before committing magistrate judges, which United States attorneys are authorized by law to conduct, whether or not he is a resident of the district in which the proceeding is brought.

(b) Each attorney specially retained under authority of the Department of Justice shall be commissioned as special assistant to the Attorney General or special attorney, and shall take the oath required by law. Foreign counsel employed in special cases are not required to take the oath. The Attorney General shall fix the annual salary of a special assistant or special attorney.

Cite as 28 U.S.C. § 515

Source: Added Pub. L. 89-554, §4(c), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 613; amended Pub. L. 101-650, title III, §321, Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5117; Pub. L. 107-273, div. A, title II, §203(b), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1775.

current through 5/22/2023

<TABLE> <TR><TD colspan="3">HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Derivation</TD> <TD>U.S. Code</TD> <TD>Revised Statutes and <para>Statutes at Large</para> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>(a)</TD> <TD> <codecitation statecd="US" datatype="S" title="5">5 U.S.C. <codesec>310</codesec></codecitation>.</TD> <TD> <actcitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="3935" actaltid="3935">June 30, 1906ch. <actid>3935</actid></actcitation> 34 Stat. 816.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>(b)</TD> <TD> <codecitation statecd="US" datatype="S" title="5">5 U.S.C. <codesec>315</codesec></codecitation>.</TD> <TD>R.S. §366.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Apr. 17, 1930, ch. 174, 46 Stat. 170.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>June 25, 1948, ch. 646, §3, 62 Stat. 985.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>[Uncodified].</TD> <TD>Aug. 5, 1953, ch. 328, §202 (1st and 2d provisos, as applicable to special assistants and special attorneys), 67 Stat. 375.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>[Uncodified].</TD> <TD>July 2, 1954, ch. 456, §202 (as applicable to special assistants and special attorneys), 68 Stat. 421.</TD> </TR> </TABLE>