45 CFR 79.15

§ 79.15 Ex parte contacts.

United States · 45 CFR — Public Welfare · Status: effective

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Citation: 45 CFR 79.15, § 79.15 Ex parte contacts, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/216513
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Full text

No party or person (except employees of the ALJ's office) shall communciate in any way with the ALJ on any matter at issue in a case, unless on notice and opportunity for all parties to participate. This provision does not prohibit a person or party from inquiring about the status of a case or asking routine questions concerning administrative functions or procedures.

Legislative history

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