[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 45, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 45CFR1608.1]



[Page 389-390]

 

                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE

 

                 CHAPTER XVI--LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

 

PART 1608_PROHIBITED POLITICAL ACTIVITIES--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 1608.1  Purpose.









Sec.

1608.1 Purpose.

1608.2 Definition.

1608.3 Prohibitions applicable to the Corporation and to recipients.

1608.4 Prohibitions applicable to all employees.

1608.5 Prohibitions applicable to Corporation employees and staff 

          attorneys.

1608.6 Prohibitions applicable to attorneys and to staff attorneys.

1608.7 Attorney-client relationship.

1608.8 Enforcement.



    Authority: Secs. 1001(5), 1005(b)(2), 1006(b)(3), 1006(b)(5)(B), 

1006(d)(3), 1006 (d)(4), 1006(e)(1), 1006(e)(2), 1007(a)(6), 1007(b)(2); 

42 U.S.C. 2996(5), 2996d(b)(2), 2996e(b)(3), 2996e(b)(5)(B), 

2996e(d)(3), 2996e(d)(4), 2996e(e)(1), 2996e(e)(2), 2996f(a)(6), 

2996(b)(2).



    Source: 43 FR 32773, July 28, 1978, unless otherwise noted.





    This part is designed to insure that the Corporation's resources 

will be



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used to provide high quality legal assistance and not to support or 

promote political activities or interests. The part should be construed 

and applied so as to further this purpose without infringing upon the 

constitutional rights of employees or the professional responsibilities 

of attorneys to their clients.