{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-1613.2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 1613.2","heading":"Definition.","body":"Criminal proceeding means the adversary judicial process prosecuted by a public officer and initiated by a formal complaint, information, or indictment charging a person with an offense denominated “criminal” by applicable law and punishable by death, imprisonment, or a jail sentence.","path":["Title 45—Public Welfare","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Welfare","CHAPTER XVI—LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION","PART 1613—RESTRICTIONS ON LEGAL ASSISTANCE WITH RESPECT TO CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS"],"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":"b02c40fe5fd8dbda461b8bc435754fc1d8087ece19165830d1e852d4b0188c26","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-1613.1","next":"us/45-cfr-1613.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}