28 U.S.C. § 530B — Ethical standards for attorneys for the Government
submitted 28 years ago by Pub. L. 105-277 to r/title-28-JUDICIARY-AND-JUDICIAL-PROCEDURE · 114 words · no verdicts yet
Government attorneys must follow the same State and local federal-court attorney rules that apply to other attorneys working in those places. The Attorney General must issue Justice Department rules to enforce this requirement.
(a) An attorney for the Government is subject to the State laws and rules, and local Federal court rules, governing attorneys in each State where the attorney performs duties. The attorney is subject to them to the same extent and in the same way as other attorneys in that State.
(b) The Attorney General must make and amend Department* of Justice rules to ensure compliance.
(c) “Attorney for the Government” includes every attorney described in section 77.2(a) of part 77 of title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and every independent counsel and employee of such counsel appointed under chapter 40.
An attorney for the Government shall be subject to State laws and rules, and local Federal court rules, governing attorneys in each State where such attorney engages in that attorney’s duties, to the same extent and in the same manner as other attorneys in that State.
The Attorney General shall make and amend rules of the Department* of Justice to assure compliance with this section.
As used in this section, the term “attorney for the Government” includes any attorney described in section 77.2(a) of part 77 of title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations and also includes any independent counsel, or employee of such a counsel, appointed under chapter 40.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(b) [title VIII, § 801(a)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–50, 2681–118.)
- 1998Enacted · Pub. L. 105-277 · 112 Stat. 2681
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 105-277 on 1998-10-21.
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