45 CFR § 1637.3 - Prohibition.

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title: "45 CFR § 1637.3 - Prohibition."
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "1637.3"
section_name: "Prohibition."
chapter_name: "LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION"
part_number: "1637"
part_name: "REPRESENTATION OF PRISONERS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 2996g(e); Pub. L. 104-208, 110 Stat. 3009; Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321."
regulatory_source: "62 FR 19422, Apr. 21, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1637.3 Prohibition.

A recipient may not participate in any civil litigation on behalf of a person who is incarcerated in a Federal, State or local prison, whether as a plaintiff or as a defendant, nor may a recipient participate on behalf of such an incarcerated person in any administrative proceeding challenging the conditions of incarceration.