38 U.S.C. § 5501
Section 5501 · Commitment actions
Amended 3 times on record
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.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Amendments
1991—Pub. L. 102–40 renumbered section 3201 of this title as this section.
Pub. L. 102–83, §4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”.
Pub. L. 102–83, §4(a)(3), (4), substituted “Department” for “Veterans’ Administration”.