---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 1616.5"
title: "45"
number: "1616.5"
heading: "Preference to local applicants."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/1616.5"
---

# §1616.5. Preference to local applicants.


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.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 1007(a)(8); 1006(b)(6); 1006(b)(4); (42 U.S.C. 2996f(a)(8); 2996e(b)(6); 2996e(b)(4)).

### Source

Source: 41 FR 38509, Sept. 10, 1976, unless otherwise noted.