45 CFR § 1638.2 - Definitions.

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title: "45 CFR § 1638.2 - Definitions."
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title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "1638.2"
section_name: "Definitions."
chapter_name: "LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION"
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part_name: "RESTRICTION ON SOLICITATION"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 2996g(e)."
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# 1638.2 Definitions.

(a) *Communicate* or *communication* means to share information. Permissible forms of communication include, but are not limited to, sending information via mailings, text message, email, or other methods of voice or electronic communication.

(b) *In-person* means a face-to-face encounter, including virtual clinics or other encounters via videoconference.

(c) *Unsolicited advice* means advice to obtain counsel or take legal action given by a recipient or its employee to an individual who did not seek the advice and with whom the recipient does not have an attorney-client relationship.

[89 FR 25816, Apr. 12, 2024]