28 CFR § 804.1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t28/s804.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "28 CFR § 804.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 28
title_name: "Judicial Administration"
section_number: "804.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "COURT SERVICES AND OFFENDER SUPERVISION AGENCY FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA"
part_number: "804"
part_name: "ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; Public Law 107-96, 115 Stat. 923, 931."
regulatory_source: "69 FR 21060, Apr. 20, 2004, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "804"
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# 804.1 Purpose.

By statute, the Director of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA or Agency) is authorized to accept and use gifts in the form of in-kind contributions of space and hospitality to support offender and defendant programs, and of equipment and vocational training services to educate and train offenders and defendants. The purpose of this part is to:

(a) Inform the public of the procedures to follow when offering a gift;

(b) Establish criteria for accepting and using gifts;

(c) Establish procedures for audit and public inspection of records pertaining to the acceptance and use of gifts; and

(d) Delegate gift acceptance authority to the Director of the Pretrial Services Agency (PSA or Agency).