8 CFR 1003.40
§ 1003.40 Local operating procedures.
United States · 8 CFR — Aliens and Nationality · Status: effective
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- 8 CFR 1003.40, § 1003.40 Local operating procedures, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/32599
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An Immigration Court having administrative control over Records of Proceedings may establish local operating procedures, provided that:
(a) Such operating procedure(s) shall not be inconsistent with any provision of this chapter;
(b) A majority of the judges of the local Immigration Court shall concur in writing therein; and
(c) The Chief Immigration Judge has approved the proposed operating procedure(s) in writing.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.