[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 28USC550]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART II--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
CHAPTER 35--UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS
Sec. 550. Clerical assistants, messengers, and private process
servers
The United States attorneys may employ clerical assistants,
messengers, and private process servers on approval of the Attorney
General.
(Added Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 4(c), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 619; amended
Pub. L. 101-647, title XXXVI, Sec. 3626(a), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat.
4965.)
Historical and Revision Notes
1966 Act
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Revised Statutes and
Derivation U.S. Code Statutes at Large
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28 U.S.C. 510. [None].
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The words ``and at salaries fixed by'' are omitted as superseded by
the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, which is codified in chapter
51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code.
1948 Act
Prior section 510.--Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Secs. 484,
593 (May 28, 1896, ch. 252, Sec. 15, 29 Stat. 183; June 30, 1906, ch.
3914, Sec. 1, 34 Stat. 753; July 19, 1919, ch. 24, Sec. 1, 41 Stat.
209).
Section consolidates and simplifies sections 484 and 593 of title
28, U.S.C., 1940 ed. For provisions with respect to classified civil
service, see sections 631-684 of title 5, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Executive
Departments and Government Officers and Employees.
Section 593 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., related to clerks and
messengers in the office of United States attorney, southern district of
New York. Section 484 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., related to clerical
assistants for all United States attorneys. It was not affected by
section 678 of title 5 U.S.C. 1940 ed., Executive Departments and
Government Officers and Employees, according to a Department of Justice
interpretation.
Provision of said section 593 for office expenses of United States
attorneys is covered by section 509 [now 549] of this title.
Said section 593 also required that payment of salaries of such
clerks and messengers be made by the disbursing clerk of the Department
of Justice. Under section 550 [see Prior Provisions note below] of this
title the marshals will make such payments including the office expenses
of United States attorneys.
The restriction that section 484 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., did
not apply to Alaska is omitted as unnecessary since section 109 of title
48, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Territories and Insular Possessions, authorizes
employment of clerical assistants to United States attorneys in Alaska
by the Attorney General.
The provision in such section 484 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed.,
that the need for clerical assistants be certified by the district
judge, was omitted as unnecessary. The need may be determined by the
Attorney General.
Changes were made in phraseology.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 550, acts June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 912;
Sept. 9, 1959, Pub. L. 86-243, Sec. 2, 73 Stat. 474, related to
disbursement of salaries and expenses, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 89-
554, Sec. 8(a), and reenactment in section 571 of this title by section
4(c) of Pub. L. 89-554.
A prior section 551, a
