45 CFR § 1626.9 - Change in circumstances.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t45/s1626.9"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "45 CFR § 1626.9 - Change in circumstances."
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "1626.9"
section_name: "Change in circumstances."
chapter_name: "LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION"
part_number: "1626"
part_name: "RESTRICTIONS ON LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO ALIENS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 2996g(e)."
regulatory_source: "79 FR 21871, Apr. 18, 2014, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1626"
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# 1626.9 Change in circumstances.

If, to the knowledge of the recipient, a client who was an eligible alien becomes ineligible through a change in circumstances, continued representation is prohibited by this part and a recipient must discontinue representation consistent with applicable rules of professional responsibility.