{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-1616.5","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 1616.5","heading":"Preference to local applicants.","body":"When equally qualified applicants are under consideration for an attorney position, a recipient shall give preference to an applicant residing in the community to be served.","path":["Title 45—Public Welfare","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Welfare","CHAPTER XVI—LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION","PART 1616—ATTORNEY HIRING"],"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":"ec462901df64005cbf8756a3d9e21711267467a2a16b29778f0b9e07d2c8764a","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-1616.4","next":"us/45-cfr-1616.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}