---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 1610.6"
title: "45"
number: "1610.6"
heading: "Exceptions for public defender programs and criminal or related cases."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/1610.6"
---

# §1610.6. Exceptions for public defender programs and criminal or related cases.


The following restrictions do not apply to: (1) A recipient's or subrecipient's separately funded public defender program or project; or (2) Criminal or related cases accepted by a recipient or subrecipient pursuant to a court appointment.

- (a) **Criminal proceedings—** [45 CFR part 1613](/cfr/45/part1613.md);
- (b) **Actions challenging criminal convictions—** [45 CFR part 1615](/cfr/45/part1615.md);
- (c) **Aliens—** [45 CFR part 1626](/cfr/45/part1626.md);
- (d) **Prisoner litigation—** [45 CFR part 1637](/cfr/45/part1637.md);

## Notes

### Authority

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

### Source

Source: 85 FR 63214, Oct. 7, 2020, unless otherwise noted.