28 CFR § 1.11 - Advisory nature of regulations.

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title: "28 CFR § 1.11 - Advisory nature of regulations."
title_number: 28
title_name: "Judicial Administration"
section_number: "1.11"
section_name: "Advisory nature of regulations."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
part_number: "1"
part_name: "EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY"
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last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "U.S. Const., Art. II, sec. 2; authority of the President as Chief Executive; and 28 U.S.C. 509, 510."
regulatory_source: "Order No. 1798-93, 58 FR 53658, Oct. 18, 1993, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1.11 Advisory nature of regulations.

The regulations contained in this part are advisory only and for the internal guidance of Department of Justice personnel. They create no enforceable rights in persons applying for executive clemency, nor do they restrict the authority granted to the President under Article II, section 2 of the Constitution.

[Order No. 1798-93, 58 FR 53658, Oct. 18, 1993. Redesignated by Order No. 2317-2000, 65 FR 48381, Aug. 8, 2000]