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Office of the Attorney General - Certification Process for State Capital Counsel Systems (US Department of Justice Regulation) (DOJ) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Office of the Attorney General - Certification Process for State Capital Counsel Systems (US Department of Justice Regulation) (DOJ) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 The USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 instructs the Attorney General to promulgate regulations to implement certification procedures for states seeking to qualify for the expedited federal habeas corpus review procedures in capital cases under chapter 154 of title 28, United States Code. The procedural benefits of chapter 154 are available to states that establish a mechanism for providing counsel to indigent capital defendants in state postconviction proceedings that satisfies certain statutory requirements. This rule carries out the Act's requirement of issuing regulations for the certification procedure. This book contains: - The complete text of the Office of the Attorney General - Certification Process for State Capital Counsel Systems (US Department of Justice Regulation) (DOJ) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section