Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 07, 2026

Title 28 - Judicial Administration last revised: Jul 03, 2025
§ 1.3 - Eligibility for filing petition for commutation of sentence.

No petition for commutation of sentence, including remission of fine, should be filed if other forms of judicial or administrative relief are available, except upon a showing of exceptional circumstances.

authority: U.S. Const., Art. II, sec. 2; authority of the President as Chief Executive; and 28 U.S.C. 509,510
source: Order No. 1798-93, 58 FR 53658, Oct. 18, 1993, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 28 CFR 1.3