---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 1636.1"
title: "45"
number: "1636.1"
heading: "Purpose."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/1636.1"
---

# §1636.1. Purpose.


The purpose of this rule is to ensure that, when an LSC recipient files a complaint in a court of law or otherwise initiates or participates in litigation against a defendant or engages in pre-complaint settlement negotiations, the recipient identifies the plaintiff it represents to the defendant and ensures that the plaintiff has a colorable claim.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Pub. L. 104-208, 110 Stat. 3009; Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321.

### Source

Source: 62 FR 19420, Apr. 21, 1997, unless otherwise noted.