GroundRules
45 CFR 2556.335: When may a VISTA be provided coverage for legal defense expenses related to civil or administrative proceedings?
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 45—Public Welfare
- Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Welfare
- CHAPTER XXV—CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
- PART 2556—VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE TO AMERICA
- Subpart D—Terms, Protections, and Benefits of VISTA Members
For the legal defense in Federal, State, and local civil judicial and administrative proceedings of a VISTA member, AmeriCorps may also pay actual and reasonable legal expenses when:
(a) The complaint or charge is against the VISTA, and is directly related to their VISTA service and not to their personal activities or obligations;
(b) The VISTA has not admitted to willfully or knowingly pursuing a course of conduct that would result in the plaintiff or complainant initiating such a proceeding; and
(c) The judgment sought involves a monetary award that exceeds $1,000.
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