{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-2556.325","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 2556.325","heading":"May a VISTA be provided coverage for legal defense expenses related to VISTA service?","body":"Under certain circumstances, as set forth in §§ 2556.330 through 2556.335, AmeriCorps may pay reasonable legal defense expenses incurred in judicial or administrative proceedings for the defense of a VISTA serving in the VISTA program. Such covered legal expenses consist of counsel fees, court costs, bail, and other expenses incidental to a VISTA's legal defense.","path":["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"],"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":"3381ac2a12bc35a416e4ad514caa951bb60d47b204f04e9bfa50a41b4db69e03","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-2556.320","next":"us/45-cfr-2556.330"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}