28 CFR § 40.15 - Full certification.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t28/s40.15"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "28 CFR § 40.15 - Full certification."
title_number: 28
title_name: "Judicial Administration"
section_number: "40.15"
section_name: "Full certification."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
part_number: "40"
part_name: "STANDARDS FOR INMATE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 1997e."
regulatory_source: "Order No. 957-81, 46 FR 48186, Oct. 1, 1981, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "40"
---
# 40.15 Full certification.
If, in the judgment of the Attorney General, a grievance procedure that has been in existence longer than one year at the time of application is in substantial compliance with the standards promulgated herein or is otherwise fair and effective, the Attorney General shall grant full certification. Such certification shall remain in effect unless and until the Attorney General finds reasonable cause to believe that the grievance procedure is no longer in substantial compliance with the minimum standards or is no longer fair and effective, and so notifies the applicant in writing.
[Order No. 1955-95, 60 FR 13903, Mar. 15, 1995]