5 CFR § 1201.102 - Prohibition on ex parte communications.

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title: "5 CFR § 1201.102 - Prohibition on ex parte communications."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "1201.102"
section_name: "Prohibition on ex parte communications."
chapter_name: "MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD"
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subchapter_name: "ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURES"
part_number: "1201"
part_name: "PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 1204, 1305, and 7701, and 38 U.S.C. 4331, unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "54 FR 53504, Dec. 29, 1989, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1201.102 Prohibition on ex parte communications.

Except as otherwise provided in § 1201.41(c)(1) of this part, ex parte communications that concern the merits of any matter before the Board for adjudication, or that otherwise violate rules requiring written submissions, are prohibited from the time the persons involved know that the Board may consider the matter until the time the Board has issued a final decision on the matter.