5 CFR § 295.201 - General prohibition.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s295.201"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "5 CFR § 295.201 - General prohibition."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "295.201"
section_name: "General prohibition."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "295"
part_name: "TESTIMONY BY OPM EMPLOYEES RELATING TO OFFICIAL INFORMATION AND PRODUCTION OF OFFICIAL RECORDS IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. App. (Sec. 1103, Civil Service Reform Act of 1978; 31 U.S.C. 9701)."
regulatory_source: "73 FR 58020, Oct. 6, 2008, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "295"
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# 295.201 General prohibition.

No employee may produce official records and information or provide any testimony relating to official information in response to a demand or request without the prior, written approval of the General Counsel.