Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 126 — Equal Opportunity for Individuals with Disabilities
§ 12205. Attorney’s fees
Statutory text
In any action or administrative proceeding commenced pursuant to this chapter, the court or agency, in its discretion, may allow the prevailing party, other than the United States, a reasonable attorney’s fee, including litigation expenses, and costs, and the United States shall be liable for the foregoing the same as a private individual.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Pub. L. 101–336 title V § 505 · 104 Stat. 327
Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 12205
(Pub. L. 101–336, title V, § 505, July 26, 1990, 104 Stat. 371.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 101–336, title V, § 505, July 26, 1990, 104 Stat. 371.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 505. ATTORNEY’S FEES. In any action or administrative proceeding commenced pursuant to this Act, the court or agency, in its discretion, may allow the prevailing party, other than the United States, a reasonable attorney’s fee, including litigation expenses, and costs, and the United States shall be liable for the foregoing the same as a private individual.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 101–336, , 104 Stat. 327, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 12101 of this title and Tables.