[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR1603.2]

[Page 378]
 
                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
                 CHAPTER XVI--LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
 
PART 1603_STATE ADVISORY COUNCILS--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  1603.2  Definitions.

    As used in this part, the term--
    (a) Act means the Legal Services Corporation Act of 1974, Pub. L. 
93-355, 88 Stat. 378, 42 U.S.C. 2996-2996l;
    (b) Apparent violation means a complaint or other written 
communication alleging facts which, if established, constitute a 
violation of the Act, or any applicable rules, regulations or guidelines 
promulgated pursuant to the Act;
    (c) Board means the Board of Directors of the Legal Services 
Corporation;
    (d) Corporation means the Legal Services Corporation established 
under the Act;
    (e) Council means a state advisory council established pursuant to 
Section 1004(f) of the Act;
    (f) Eligible client means any person financially unable to afford 
legal assistance;
    (g) Governor means the chief executive officer of a State;
    (h) Recipient means any grantee, contractee, or recipient of 
financial assistance described in clause (A) of section 1006(a)(1) of 
the Act;
    (i) State means any State of the United States, the District of 
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, 
American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and any 
other territory or possession of the United States.