---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 1618.4"
title: "45"
number: "1618.4"
heading: "Duties of recipients."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/1618.4"
---

# §1618.4. Duties of recipients.

- (a) **A recipient shall—**
  - (1) Advise its employees of their responsibilities under the LSC requirements;
  - (2) Establish procedures, consistent with the notice and hearing requirements of section 1011 of the LSC Act, for determining whether an employee has committed a violation and whether the violation merits a sanction based on consideration of the totality of the circumstances; and
  - (3) **Establish a policy for determining the appropriate sanction to be imposed for a violation, including—**
    - (i) Administrative reprimand if a violation is found to be minor and unintentional, or otherwise affected by mitigating circumstances;
    - (ii) Suspension and termination of employment; and
    - (iii) **Other sanctions appropriate for enforcement of the LSC requirements.**
- (b) Before suspending or terminating the employment of any person for a violation, a recipient shall consult the Corporation to ensure that its interpretation of these requirements is consistent with Corporation policy.
- (c) **This section provides procedural requirements between the Corporation and recipients.** It does not create rights for recipient employees.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2996e(b)(1), 2996e(b)(2), 2996e(b)(5), 2996f(a)(3), 2996f(d), and 2996g(e).

### Source

Source: 78 FR 10097, Feb. 13, 2013, unless otherwise noted.