28 CFR 1.5

§ 1.5 Disclosure of files.

United States · 28 CFR — Judicial Administration · Status: effective

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Citation: 28 CFR 1.5, § 1.5 Disclosure of files, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/119677
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Petitions, reports, memoranda, and communications submitted or furnished in connection with the consideration of a petition for executive clemency generally shall be available only to the officials concerned with the consideration of the petition. However, they may be made available for inspection, in whole or in part, when in the judgment of the Attorney General their disclosure is required by law or the ends of justice.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.