38 U.S.C. § 5501
Section 5501 · Commitment actions
Viewing 38 U.S.C. § 5501 as in effect on August 6, 1991.
View current version →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”.