5 CFR § 1216.201 - General prohibition.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s1216.201"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "5 CFR § 1216.201 - General prohibition."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "1216.201"
section_name: "General prohibition."
chapter_name: "MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURES"
part_number: "1216"
part_name: "TESTIMONY BY MSPB EMPLOYEES RELATING TO OFFICIAL INFORMATION AND PRODUCTION OF OFFICIAL RECORDS IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS"
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. 1204(h); 31 U.S.C. 9701."
regulatory_source: "71 FR 17967, Apr. 10, 2006, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1216"
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# 1216.201 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.