45 CFR § 1620.6 - Signed written agreement.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t45/s1620.6"
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title: "45 CFR § 1620.6 - Signed written agreement."
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "1620.6"
section_name: "Signed written agreement."
chapter_name: "LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION"
part_number: "1620"
part_name: "PRIORITIES IN USE OF RESOURCES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 2996f(a)(2); Pub. L. 104-208, 110 Stat. 3009; Pub. L. 104-134,110 Stat. 1321."
regulatory_source: "62 FR 19408, Apr. 21, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1620.6 Signed written agreement.

All staff who handle cases or matters, or are authorized to make decisions about case acceptance, must sign a simple agreement developed by the recipient which indicates that the signatory:

(a) Has read and is familiar with the priorities of the recipient;

(b) Has read and is familiar with the definition of an emergency situation and the procedures for dealing with an emergency that have been adopted by the recipient; and

(c) Will not undertake any case or matter for the recipient that is not a priority or an emergency.