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45 CFR §2556.335 — When may a VISTA be provided coverage for legal defense expenses related to civil or administrative proceedings?

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For the legal defense in Federal, State, and local civil judicial and administrative proceedings of a VISTA member, AmeriCorps may also pay actual and reasonable legal expenses when:
  1. (a)The complaint or charge is against the VISTA, and is directly related to their VISTA service and not to their personal activities or obligations;
  2. (b)The VISTA has not admitted to willfully or knowingly pursuing a course of conduct that would result in the plaintiff or complainant initiating such a proceeding; and
  3. (c)The judgment sought involves a monetary award that exceeds $1,000.