45 CFR § 1613.2 - Definition.

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title: "45 CFR § 1613.2 - Definition."
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section_name: "Definition."
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part_name: "RESTRICTIONS ON LEGAL ASSISTANCE WITH RESPECT TO CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS"
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authority: "Sec. 234(d), Public Law 111-211, 124. Stat. 2282; 42 U.S.C. 2996f(b)(2); 42 U.S.C. 2996g(e)."
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# 1613.2 Definition.

*Criminal proceeding* means the adversary judicial process prosecuted by a public officer and initiated by a formal complaint, information, or indictment charging a person with an offense denominated “criminal” by applicable law and punishable by death, imprisonment, or a jail sentence.

[79 FR 21150, Apr. 15, 2014]