45 CFR § 1604.5 - Compensation.

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title: "45 CFR § 1604.5 - Compensation."
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "1604.5"
section_name: "Compensation."
chapter_name: "LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION"
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part_name: "OUTSIDE PRACTICE OF LAW"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 2996e(b)(3), 2996e(d)(6), 2996f(a)(4), 2996g(e)."
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# 1604.5 Compensation.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section and § 1604.7(a), a recipient's written policies shall not permit a full-time attorney to receive any compensation for the outside practice of law.

(b) A recipient's written policies which permit a full-time attorney who meets the criteria set forth in § 1604.4(c)(1) to engage in the outside practice of law shall permit full-time attorneys to seek and receive personal compensation for work performed pursuant to that section.