28 U.S.C. § 543 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 may appoint attorneys to assist United States attorneys when the public interest so requires, including the appointment of qualified tribal prosecutors and other qualified attorneys to assist in prosecuting Federal offenses committed in Indian country.

(b) Each attorney appointed under this section is subject to removal by the Attorney General.

(c) INDIAN COUNTRY.-In this section, the term "Indian country" has the meaning given that term in section 1151 of title 18.

Cite as 28 U.S.C. § 543

Source: Added Pub. L. 89-554, §4(c), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 618; amended Pub. L. 111-211, title II, §213(a)(1), July 29, 2010, 124 Stat. 2268.

current through 5/22/2023

<TABLE> <TR><TD colspan="3">HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES 1966 ACT</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="28">28 U.S.C. <codesec>503</codesec></codecitation>.</TD> <TD>[None].</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <codecitation statecd="US" datatype="S" title="5">5 U.S.C. <codesec>298</codesec></codecitation>.</TD> <TD>July 28, 1916, ch. 261, §1 (6th par. on p. 413), 39 Stat. 413.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>(b)</TD> <TD> <codecitation statecd="US" datatype="S" title="28">28 U.S.C. <codesec>504<subdiv>(b)</subdiv></codesec></codecitation> (2d sentence, less applicability to assistant United States attorneys).</TD> <TD>[None].</TD> </TR> </TABLE>