{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-1607.5","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 1607.5","heading":"Compensation.","body":"(a) While serving on the governing body of a recipient, no attorney member shall receive compensation from that recipient, but any member may receive a reasonable per diem expense payment or reimbursement for actual expenses for normal travel and other reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in accordance with written policies adopted by the recipient.\n(b) Pursuant to a waiver granted under § 1607.6(b)(1), a recipient may adopt policies that would permit partners or associates of attorney members to participate in any compensated private attorney involvement activities supported by the recipient.\n(c) A recipient may adopt policies that permit attorney members, subject to terms and conditions applicable to other attorneys in the service area:\n(1) To accept referrals of fee-generating cases under part 1609 of these regulations;\n(2) To participate in any uncompensated private attorney involvement activities supported by the recipient;\n(3) To seek and accept attorneys' fees awarded by a court or administrative body or included in a settlement in cases undertaken pursuant to §§ 1607.5 (c)(1) and (2); and\n(4) To receive reimbursement from the recipient for out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the attorney member as part of the activities undertaken pursuant to § 1607.5(c)(2).","path":["Title 45—Public Welfare","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Welfare","CHAPTER XVI—LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION","PART 1607—GOVERNING BODIES"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-45.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:21Z","sha256":"a1c479d9e683cf6405b7f0b8030a67967457ffe6a420dfe7d350f22766bc3ecd","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-1607.4","next":"us/45-cfr-1607.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}