Sec. 618. Definitions
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The term OLC opinion means views on a matter of legal interpretation communicated by the Office of Legal Counsel of the Department of Justice to any other office or agency, or person in an office or agency, in the Executive Branch, including any office in the Department of Justice, the White House, or the Executive Office of the President, and rendered in accordance with sections 511–513 of title 28, United States Code. Where the communication of the legal interpretation takes place verbally, a memorialization of that communication qualifies as an OLC opinion .
The term final OLC opinion means an OLC opinion that— the Attorney General, Assistant Attorney General for OLC, or a Deputy Assistant General for OLC, has determined is final; government officials or government contractors are relying on; is relied upon to formulate legal guidance; or is directly or indirectly cited in another Office of Legal Counsel opinion. The term revised OLC opinion means an OLC opinion that is withdrawn, information is added to, or information is removed from.