45 CFR § 1629.1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t45/s1629.1"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "45 CFR § 1629.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "1629.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION"
part_number: "1629"
part_name: "BONDING REQUIREMENTS FOR RECIPIENTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 2996e(1)(A) and 2996f(3)."
regulatory_source: "82 FR 37180, Aug. 9, 2017, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1629"
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# 1629.1 Purpose.

This part is intended to protect LSC funds by requiring that recipients be bonded or have similar insurance coverage to indemnify recipients against losses resulting from fraudulent or dishonest acts committed by one or more employees, officers, directors, agents, volunteers, and third-party contractors who handle LSC funds.