{"data":{"id":"us/28-cfr-551.31","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"28 CFR 551.31","heading":"Approval of an organization.","body":"(a) An inmate must submit a request for recognition of a proposed inmate organization to the Warden. The organization may not become active without the Warden's approval.\n(b) The Warden may approve an inmate organization upon determining that:\n(1) The organization has a constitution and bylaws duly approved by its members; the constitution and bylaws must include the organization's purpose and objectives, the duties and responsibilities of its officer(s), and the requirements for activities reporting and operational review; and\n(2) The organization does not operate in opposition to the security, good order, or discipline of the institution.","path":["Title 28—Judicial Administration","CHAPTER V—BUREAU OF PRISONS, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","SUBCHAPTER C—INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT","PART 551—MISCELLANEOUS","Subpart D—Inmate Organizations"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-28.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:14Z","sha256":"5c6a3846f98dce2bfae8183ee4898bfef764074f1b15d7820457c6f309bad2e5","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/28-cfr-551.30","next":"us/28-cfr-551.32"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}