Title 15

PART 15 Part 15 - Legal Proceedings

PART 15 - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS Authority:5 U.S.C. 301; 15 U.S.C. 1501, 1512, 1513, 1515 and 1518; Reorganization Plan No. 5 of 1950; 3 CFR, 1949-1953 Comp., p. 1004; 44 U.S.C. 3101; subpart C is issued under 37 U.S.C. 101, 706; 15 U.S.C. 1673; 42 U.S.C. 665. Editorial Note:Nomenclature changes to part 15 appear at 62 FR 19669, Apr. 23, 1997.

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 15 U.S.C. 1501, 1512, 1513, 1515 and 1518; Reorganization Plan No. 5 of 1950; 3 CFR, 1949-1953 Comp., p. 1004; 44 U.S.C. 3101; subpart C is issued under 37 U.S.C. 101, 706; 15 U.S.C. 1673; 42 U.S.C. 665.

15:1.1.1.1.20.1	SUBPART A	Subpart A - Service of Process
15:1.1.1.1.20.1.1.1	SECTION 15.1	15.1 Scope and purpose.
15:1.1.1.1.20.1.1.2	SECTION 15.2	15.2 Definitions.
15:1.1.1.1.20.1.1.3	SECTION 15.3	15.3 Acceptance of service of process.
15:1.1.1.1.20.2	SUBPART B	Subpart B - Testimony by Employees and the Production of Documents in Legal Proceedings
15:1.1.1.1.20.2.1.1	SECTION 15.11	15.11 Scope.
15:1.1.1.1.20.2.1.2	SECTION 15.12	15.12 Definitions.
15:1.1.1.1.20.2.1.3	SECTION 15.13	15.13 Demand for testimony or production of documents: Department policy.
15:1.1.1.1.20.2.1.4	SECTION 15.14	15.14 Demand for testimony or production of documents: Department procedures.
15:1.1.1.1.20.2.1.5	SECTION 15.15	15.15 Procedures when a Department employee receives a subpoena.
15:1.1.1.1.20.2.1.6	SECTION 15.16	15.16 Legal proceedings between private litigants: Expert or opinion testimony.
15:1.1.1.1.20.2.1.7	SECTION 15.17	15.17 Demands or requests in legal proceedings for records protected by confidentiality statutes.
15:1.1.1.1.20.2.1.8	SECTION 15.18	15.18 Testimony of Department employees in proceedings involving the United States.
15:1.1.1.1.20.3	SUBPART C	Subpart C - Involuntary Child and Spousal Support Allotments of NOAA Corps Officers
15:1.1.1.1.20.3.1.1	SECTION 15.21	15.21 Purpose.
15:1.1.1.1.20.3.1.2	SECTION 15.22	15.22 Applicability and scope.
15:1.1.1.1.20.3.1.3	SECTION 15.23	15.23 Definitions.
15:1.1.1.1.20.3.1.4	SECTION 15.24	15.24 Policy.
15:1.1.1.1.20.3.1.5	SECTION 15.25	15.25 Procedures.
15:1.1.1.1.20.4	SUBPART D	Subpart D - Statement of Policy and Procedures Regarding Indemnification of Department of Commerce Employees
15:1.1.1.1.20.4.1.1	SECTION 15.31	15.31 Policy.
15:1.1.1.1.20.4.1.2	SECTION 15.32	15.32 Procedures for the handling of lawsuits against Department employees arising within the scope of their office or employment.