---
kind: "section"
citation: "32 C.F.R. § 1645.1"
title: "32"
number: "1645.1"
heading: "Purpose; definitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/32/1645.1"
---

# §1645.1. Purpose; definitions.

- (a) The provisions of this part govern the consideration of a claim by a registrant for classification in Class 4-D ([§ 1630.43](/cfr/32/1630.43.md) of this chapter).
- (b) The definitions of this paragraph shall apply in the interpretation of the provisions of this part:
  - (1) The term duly ordained minister of religion means a person:
    - (i) Who has been ordained in accordance with the ceremonial ritual or discipline of a church, religious sect, or organization established on the basis of a community of faith and belief, doctrines and practices of a religious character; and
    - (ii) Who preaches and teaches the doctrines of such church, sect, or organization; and
    - (iii) Who administers the rites and ceremonies thereof in public worship; and
    - (iv) Who, as his regular and customary vocation, preaches and teaches the principles of religion; and
    - (v) Who administers the ordinances of public worship as embodied in the creed or principles of such church, sect, or organization.
  - (2) The term regular minister of religion means one who as his customary vocation preaches and teaches the principles of religion of a church, a religious sect, or organization of which he is a member, without having been formally ordained as a minister of religion, and who is recognized by such church, sect, or organization as a regular minister.
  - (3) **The term <I>regular or duly ordained minister of religion</I> does not include—**
    - (i) A person who irregularly or incidentally preaches and teaches the principles of religion of a church, religious sect, or organization; or
    - (ii) Any person who has been duly ordained a minister in accordance with the ceremonial rite or discipline of a church, religious sect or organization, but who does not regularly, as a bona fide vocation, teach and preach the principles of religion and administer the ordinances of public worship, as embodied in the creed or principles of his church, sect, or organization.
  - (4) **The term <I>vocation</I> denotes one's regular calling or full-time profession.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Military Selective Service Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 451 et seq. ; E.O. 11623.

### Source

Source: 47 FR 4660, Feb. 1, 1982, unless otherwise noted.