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National Guard attorney license portability

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Attorneys serving in the National Guard can provide legal services in any state or jurisdiction during National Guard training or operations, regardless of local attorney licensing rules. These legal services must be performed by attorneys who are licensed in a federal or state court and must be related to their official National Guard duties as determined by the Army or Air Force Secretary.

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Section Text · Sec. 1096.

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330. Attorney license portability

(a) In general

Notwithstanding any law regarding the licensure of attorneys, a judge advocate or technician attorney performing duties under this title may provide legal services in any jurisdiction in support of National Guard training or operations, subject to such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Army or the Secretary of the Air Force, as the case may be.

(b) Authorized legal services

Such legal services—

(1)

may be provided only by a judge advocate or a technician attorney who is a member of the bar of a Federal court or of the highest court of a State, and

(2)

must be within the scope of authorized duties as prescribed by the Secretary concerned.