{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-1613.4","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 1613.4","heading":"Authorized representation.","body":"Legal assistance may be provided with respect to a criminal proceeding.\n(a) Pursuant to a court appointment made under a statute or a court rule of equal applicability to all attorneys in the jurisdiction, if authorized by the recipient after a determination that acceptance of the appointment would not impair the recipient's primary responsibility to provide legal assistance to eligible clients in civil matters.\n(b) When professional responsibility requires representation in a criminal proceeding arising out of a transaction with respect to which the client is being, or has been, represented by a recipient.","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":"9b08d2273f2b501132534ad604e0bb951c9974bf0e30a18057820010952507c9","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-1613.3","next":"us/45-cfr-1613.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}