45 CFR § 1615.2 - Prohibition.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t45/s1615.2"
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title: "45 CFR § 1615.2 - Prohibition."
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "1615.2"
section_name: "Prohibition."
chapter_name: "LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION"
part_number: "1615"
part_name: "RESTRICTIONS ON ACTIONS COLLATERALLY ATTACKING CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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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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# 1615.2 Prohibition.

Except as authorized by this part, no Corporation funds shall be used to provide legal assistance in an action in the nature of habeas corpus collaterally attacking a criminal conviction if the action

(a) Is brought against an officer of a court, a law enforcement official, or a custodian of an institution for persons convicted of crimes; and

(b) Alleges that the conviction is invalid because of any alleged acts or failures to act by an officer of a court or a law enforcement official.