5 CFR § 310.101 - Legal restrictions on public officials in the employment of relatives.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s310.101"
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title: "5 CFR § 310.101 - Legal restrictions on public officials in the employment of relatives."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "310.101"
section_name: "Legal restrictions on public officials in the employment of relatives."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "310"
part_name: "EMPLOYMENT OF RELATIVES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 3110."
regulatory_source: "70 FR 20457, Apr. 20, 2005, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "310"
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# 310.101 Legal restrictions on public officials in the employment of relatives.

Section 3110 of title 5, United States Code, sets forth the legal restrictions on the employment of relatives.