{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-1901-perm","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 4-1901(Perm)","heading":"Immigrant Legal Services Program.","body":"\n  *NOTE: This codification is not the most current, due to recent law changes. To see the current law (including emergency and temporary legislation, if relevant) click this link: Current Version*\n  \n\n(a)\nFor the purposes of this chapter, the term:\n(1)\n\"District immigrant resident\" means an immigrant individual who resides in the District of Columbia, regardless of their immigration status, and includes full-time students at post-secondary educational institutions located in the District.\n(2)\n\"Legal services\" means:\n(A)\nLegal representation of District immigrant residents, including through the provision of legal advice, brief services, and limited-scope representation; or\n(B)\nTraining of attorneys in immigration legal issues.\n(3)\n\"Legal services provider\" means:\n(A)\nA nonprofit organization;\n(B)\nA private entity that partners with a nonprofit organization; or\n(C)\nA private entity utilizing pro bono legal assistance.\n\n(b)\nThere is established an Immigrant Legal Services Program (\"Program\") to be administered by the Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants (\"OVSJG\") to provide grants to legal services providers that deliver legal services.\n\n(c)\nOVSJG, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, may issue rules to implement the provisions of this subtitle, including rules governing the:\n(1)\nTypes of legal services projects eligible for grant funding;\n(2)\nApplication process and timing; and\n(3)\nMonitoring of program performance and reporting requirements.","path":["Title 99. Reserved sections."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/4-1901(Perm)","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"6fa400d6101b30429d85969e0f09b9d9b2a70071c35b08c8ec23340e7695bfb9","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-3-156-perm","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-47-870.01-perm"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}