{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-2551.122","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 2551.122","heading":"What legal coverage does AmeriCorps make available to Senior Companions?","body":"It is within AmeriCorps' discretion to determine if Counsel is employed and counsel fees, court costs, bail and other expenses incidental to the defense of a SCP volunteer are paid in a criminal, civil or administrative proceeding, when such a proceeding arises directly out of performance of the volunteer's activities. The circumstances under which AmeriCorps may pay such expenses are specified in 45 CFR part 1220.","path":["Title 45—Public Welfare","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Welfare","CHAPTER XXV—CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE","PART 2551—SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM","Subpart L—Restrictions and Legal Representation"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-45.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:21Z","sha256":"ca935f493ffed655f1f2919bb0a4674956306ac6302b1086512c954cefc516f2","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-2551.121","next":"us/45-cfr-2552.11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}