5 CFR 581.304
§ 581.304 Nonliability for disclosure.
United States · 5 CFR — Administrative Personnel · Status: effective
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- 5 CFR 581.304, § 581.304 Nonliability for disclosure, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/7094
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(a) No Federal employee whose duties include responding to interrogatories pursuant to § 581.303(b), shall be subject to any disciplinary action or civil or criminal liability or penalty for any disclosure of information made by him/her in connection with the carrying out of any duties pertaining directly or indirectly to answering such interrogatories.
(b) However, a governmental entity would not be precluded from taking disciplinary action against an employee who consistently or purposely failed to provide correct information requested by interrogatories.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.