10-U.S.C.-1044
§1044 – Legal Assistance
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Title 10 > Subtitle A > Part II > Chapter 53 > Section 1044
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- Reference: Section 1044
- Legend: §1044 – Legal Assistance
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
(a) Subject to the availability of legal staff resources, the Secretary concerned may provide legal assistance in connection with their personal civil legal affairs to the following persons:
(1) Members of the armed forces who are on active duty.
(2) Members and former members entitled to retired or retainer pay or equivalent pay.
(3) Officers of the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service who are on active duty or entitled to retired or equivalent pay.
(4) Members of reserve components not covered by paragraph (1) or (2) following release from active duty under a call or order to active duty for more than 30 days issued under a mobilization authority (as determined by the Secretary), for a period of time (prescribed by the Secretary) that begins on the date of the release and is not less than twice the length of the period served on active duty under that call or order to active duty.
(5) Dependents of members and former members described in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4).
(6) Survivors of a deceased member or former member described in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) who were dependents of the member or former member at the time of the death of the member or former member, except that the eligibility of such survivors shall be determined pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned.
(7) Civilian employees of the Federal Government serving in locations where legal assistance from non-military legal assistance providers is not reasonably available, except that the eligibility of civilian employees shall be determined pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned.
(b) Under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary concerned, the Judge Advocate General (as defined in section 801(1) of this title) under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, and within the Marine Corps the Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps, is responsible for the establishment and supervision of legal assistance programs under this section.
(c) This section does not authorize legal counsel to be provided to represent a member or former member of the uniformed services described in subsection (a), or the dependent of such a member or former member, in a legal proceeding if the member or former member can afford legal fees for such representation without undue hardship.
(d)(1) Notwithstanding any law regarding the licensure of attorneys, a judge advocate or civilian attorney who is authorized to provide military legal assistance is authorized to provide that assistance in any jurisdiction, subject to such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary concerned.
(2) Military legal assistance may be provided only by a judge advocate or a civilian attorney who is a member of the bar of a Federal court or of the highest court of a State and, for purposes of service as a Special Victims’ Counsel under section 1044e of this title, meets the additional qualifications specified in subsection (d)(2) of such section..
(3) In this subsection, the term military legal assistance includes—
(A) legal assistance provided under this section; and
(B) legal assistance contemplated by sections 1044a, 1044b, 1044c, 1044d, 1044e, and 1565b(a)(1)(A) of this title.
(e) The Secretary concerned shall define dependent for the purposes of this section.
(Added Pub. L. 98–525, title VI, §651(a), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2549; amended Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title V, §583, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2538; Pub. L. 106–398, §1 [[div. A], title V, §524(a), (b)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–108; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title V, §555, Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3265; Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title V, §541, Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 114; Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title V, §513, Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2282; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title V, §531(d)(2), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1726; Pub. L. 113–66, div. A, title XVII, §1716(a)(3)(A), (B), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 969.)
Amendments
2013—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 112–239 inserted , and within the Marine Corps the Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps, after jurisdiction of the Secretary.
Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 113–66, §1716(a)(3)(A), inserted before period at end and, for purposes of service as a Special Victims’ Counsel under section 1044e of this title, meets the additional qualifications specified in subsection (d)(2) of such section.
Subsec. (d)(3)(B). Pub. L. 113–66, §1716(a)(3)(B), substituted 1044d, 1044e, and 1565b(a)(1)(A) for and 1044d.
2009—Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 111–84 substituted the Secretary), for a period of time (prescribed by the Secretary) for the Secretary of Defense), for a period of time, prescribed by the Secretary of Defense,.
2008—Subsec. (a)(6), (7). Pub. L. 110–181 added pars. (6) and (7).
2006—Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 109–163 added subsec. (d) and redesignated former subsec. (d) as (e).
2000—Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 106–398, §1 [[div. A], title V, §524(a)(2)], added par. (4). Former par. (4) redesignated (5).
Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 106–398, §1 [[div. A], title V, §524(b)], substituted (3), and (4) for and (3).
Pub. L. 106–398, §1 [[div. A], title V, §524(a)(1)], redesignated par. (4) as (5).
1996—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–201, §583(d)(1), substituted to the following persons: for to— in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 104–201, §583(c), (d)(2), (3), substituted Members for members, struck out under his jurisdiction after armed forces, and substituted a period for the semicolon at end.
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 104–201, §583(c), (d)(2), (4), substituted Members and for members and, struck out under his jurisdiction after former members, and substituted a period for ; and at end.
Subsec. (a)(3), (4). Pub. L. 104–201, §583(a), added pars. (3) and (4) and struck out former par. (3) which read as follows: dependents of members and former members described in clauses (1) and (2).
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104–201, §583(b), substituted uniformed services described in subsection (a) for armed forces and inserted such after dependent of.
Regulations
Pub. L. 106–398, §1 [[div. A], title V, §524(c)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–108, provided that: Regulations to implement the amendments made by this section [amending this section] shall be prescribed not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 30, 2000].
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