§1.3. Eligibility for filing petition for commutation of sentence.
28 C.F.R. § 1.3
No petition for commutation of sentence, including remission of fine, should be filed if other forms of judicial or administrative relief are available, except upon a showing of exceptional circumstances.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: U.S. Const., Art. II, sec. 2; authority of the President as Chief Executive; and 28 U.S.C. 509, 510.
Source
Source: Order No. 1798-93, 58 FR 53658, Oct. 18, 1993, unless otherwise noted.