5 CFR 185.116

§ 185.116 Ex parte contacts.

United States · 5 CFR — Administrative Personnel · Status: effective

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Citation: 5 CFR 185.116, § 185.116 Ex parte contacts, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/5409
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No party or person (except employees of the ALJ's office) shall communicate 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.