5 CFR 2640.205
§ 2640.205 Employee responsibility.
United States · 5 CFR — Administrative Personnel · Status: effective
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- 5 CFR 2640.205, § 2640.205 Employee responsibility, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/11097
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Prior to taking official action in a matter which an employee knows would affect his financial interest or the interest of another person specified in 18 U.S.C. 208(a), an employee must determine whether one of the exemptions in §§ 2640.201, 2640.202, or 2640.203 would permit his action notwithstanding the existence of the disqualifying interest. An employee who is unsure whether an exemption is applicable in a particular case, should consult an agency ethics official prior to taking action in a particular matter.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.