---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 1609.1"
title: "45"
number: "1609.1"
heading: "Purpose."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/1609.1"
---

# §1609.1. Purpose.


This part is designed:

- (a) To ensure that recipients do not use scarce legal services resources when private attorneys are available to provide effective representation and
- (b) **To assist eligible clients to obtain appropriate and effective legal assistance.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2996g(e).

### Source

Source: 62 FR 19399, Apr. 21, 1997, unless otherwise noted.