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Matched Legal Cases: ['§1979', '§1', '§309', '§1983', '§1979', '§1', '§309', '§1979', '§1']

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2010 US Code Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 21 - CIVIL RIGHTS SUBCHAPTER I - GENERALLY Sec. 1983 - Civil action for deprivation of rights
View MetadataMetadata Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CategoryBills and Statutes CollectionUnited States Code SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5: Contained WithinTitle 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARECHAPTER 21 - CIVIL RIGHTSSUBCHAPTER I - GENERALLYSec. 1983 - Civil action for deprivation of rights Containssection 1983 Date2010 Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 7, 2011 Positive LawNo Dispositionstandard Source CreditR.S. §1979; Pub. L. 96-170, §1, Dec. 29, 1979, 93 Stat. 1284; Pub. L. 104-317, title III, §309(c), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3853. Statutes at Large References17 Stat. 1393 Stat. 1284110 Stat. 3853 Public Law ReferencesPublic Law 96-170, Public Law 104-317 Download pdf§1983. Civil action for deprivation of rights Every person who, under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage, of any State or Territory or the District of Columbia, subjects, or causes to be subjected, any citizen of the United States or other person within the jurisdiction thereof to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution and laws, shall be liable to the party injured in an action at law, suit in equity, or other proper proceeding for redress, 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. For the purposes of this section, any Act of Congress applicable exclusively to the District of Columbia shall be considered to be a statute of the District of Columbia. (R.S. §1979; Pub. L. 96–170, §1, Dec. 29, 1979, 93 Stat. 1284; Pub. L. 104–317, title III, §309(c), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3853.) Codification R.S. §1979 derived from act Apr. 20, 1871, ch. 22, §1, 17 Stat. 13. Section was formerly classified to section 43 of Title 8, Aliens and Nationality. Amendments 1996—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”. 1979—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. Effective Date of 1979 Amendment 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.