Authority

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8 C.F.R. § 1003.61
§ 1003.61 General provisions.
Effective: November 30, 2015
Currentness

(a) Definitions—
(1) Director. Director means the Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), pursuant to 8 CFR
1001.1(o), and shall also include any office or official within EOIR to whom the Director delegates authority with
respect to subpart E of this part.
(2) Pro bono legal services. Pro bono legal services are those uncompensated legal services performed for indigent
individuals or the public good without any expectation of either direct or indirect remuneration, including referral fees
(other than filing fees or photocopying and mailing expenses), although a representative may be regularly compensated
by the firm, organization, or pro bono referral service with which he or she is associated.
(3) Organization. A non-profit religious, charitable, social service, or similar group established in the United States.
(4) Pro bono referral service. A referral service, offered by a non-profit group, association, or similar organization
established in the United States that assists persons in locating pro bono representation by making case referrals to
attorneys or organizations that are available to provide pro bono representation.
(5) Provider. Any organization, pro bono referral service, or attorney whose name is included on the List of Pro Bono
Legal Service Providers.
(b) Authority. The Director shall maintain a list, known as the List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers (List), of
organizations, pro bono referral services, and attorneys qualified under this subpart to provide pro bono legal services in
immigration proceedings. The List, which shall be updated not less than quarterly, shall be provided to individuals in removal
and other proceedings before an immigration court.
(c) Qualification. An organization, pro bono referral service, or attorney qualifies to be included on the List if the eligibility
requirements under § 1003.62 and the application procedures under § 1003.63 are met.
(d) Organizations. Approval of an organization’s application to be included on the List under this subpart is not equivalent to
recognition under part 1292 of this chapter. Recognition under part 1292 of this chapter does not constitute a successful
application for purposes of the List.
Credits
[68 FR 10350, March 5, 2003; 80 FR 59510, Oct. 1, 2015]
SOURCE: 52 FR 2936, 2941, Jan. 29, 1987; 57 FR 11570, April 6, 1992; 60 FR 29468, June 5, 1995; 61 FR 59305, Nov. 22,
1996; 62 FR 9073, Feb. 28, 1997; 63 FR 27448, May 19, 1998; 63 FR 31894, June 11, 1998; 64 FR 56141, Oct. 18, 1999; 66
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FR 37123, July 17, 2001; 66 FR 54911, Oct. 31, 2001; 66 FR 56976, Nov. 14, 2001; 68 FR 9824, Feb. 28, 2003; 68 FR 9830,
Feb. 28, 2003; 71 FR 57884, Oct. 2, 2006; 71 FR 70857, Dec. 7, 2006; 73 FR 33876, June 16, 2008; 80 FR 59510, Oct. 1,
2015, unless otherwise noted.
AUTHORITY: 5 U.S.C. 301; 6 U.S.C. 521; 8 U.S.C. 1101, 1103, 1154, 1155, 1158, 1182, 1226, 1229, 1229a, 1229b, 1229c,
1231, 1254a, 1255, 1324d, 1330, 1361, 1362; 28 U.S.C. 509, 510, 1746; sec. 2 Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1950; 3 CFR,
1949–1953 Comp., p. 1002; section 203 of Pub.L. 105–100, 111 Stat. 2196–200; sections 1506 and 1510 of Pub.L. 106–386,
114 Stat. 1527–29, 1531–32; section 1505 of Pub.L. 106–554, 114 Stat. 2763A–326 to –328.
Current through May 18, 2017; 82 FR 22761.
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