45 CFR § 1615.1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t45/s1615.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "45 CFR § 1615.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "1615.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION"
part_number: "1615"
part_name: "RESTRICTIONS ON ACTIONS COLLATERALLY ATTACKING CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sec. 1007(b)(1); (42 U.S.C. 2996f(b)(1))."
regulatory_source: "41 FR 38508, Sept. 10, 1976, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1615"
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# 1615.1 Purpose.

This part prohibits the provision of legal assistance in an action in the nature of habeas corpus seeking to collaterally attack a criminal conviction.