§ 1983. Civil action for deprivation of rights

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.

1. undated

   R.S. § 1979

   Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 1983

   R.S. § 1979

   Unresolved: No Public Law or Statutes at Large citation in the Code source.

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   R.S. § 1979

2. 1979

   Pub. L. 96–170 § 1 · 93 Stat. 1284

   Inserted · 42 U.S.C. § 1983

   Pub. L. 96–170 inserted “or the District of Columbia” after “Territory”, and provisions relating to Acts of Congress applicable solely to the District of Columbia

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 96–170 inserted “or the District of Columbia” after “Territory”, and provisions relating to Acts of Congress applicable solely to the District of Columbia.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) by inserting “or the District of Columbia” after “any State or Territory”; and

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 96–170 applicable with respect to any deprivation of rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution and laws occurring after Dec. 29, 1979, see section 3 of Pub. L. 96–170, set out as a note under section 1343 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

3. 1996

   Pub. L. 104–317 title III § 309(c) · 110 Stat. 3847

   Inserted · 42 U.S.C. § 1983

   Pub. L. 104–317 inserted before period at end of first sentence “, except that in any action brought against a judicial officer for an act or omission taken in such officer’s judicial capacity, injunctive relief shall not be granted unless a declaratory decree was violated or declaratory relief was unavailable”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 104–317 inserted before period at end of first sentence “, except that in any action brought against a judicial officer for an act or omission taken in such officer’s judicial capacity, injunctive relief shall not be granted unless a declaratory decree was violated or declaratory relief was unavailable”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (c) Civil Action for Deprivation of Rights.— Section 1979 of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1983) is amended by inserting before the period at the end of the first sentence: “, except that in any action brought against a judicial officer for an act or omission taken in such officer’s judicial capacity, injunctive relief shall not be granted unless a declaratory decree was violated or declaratory relief was unavailable”.

2 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 unresolved