{"data":{"id":"us/38-u.s.c.-5501","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"38 U.S.C. § 5501","heading":"Commitment actions","body":"The Secretary may incur necessary court costs and other expenses incident to proceedings for the commitment of mentally incompetent veterans to a Department hospital or domiciliary when necessary for treatment or domiciliary purposes.","path":["Title 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS","CHAPTER 55—MINORS, INCOMPETENTS, AND OTHER WARDS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc38@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:59:35Z","sha256":"96d74119cbca32318b07f4ccab81ccffb7537cc2ab386fc91a2043259c7d380e","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/38-u.s.c.-5321","next":"us/38-u.s.c.-5501a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}