5 CFR § 2638.502 - Violations of criminal provisions related to government ethics.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s2638.502"
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title: "5 CFR § 2638.502 - Violations of criminal provisions related to government ethics."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "2638.502"
section_name: "Violations of criminal provisions related to government ethics."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "GOVERNMENT ETHICS"
part_number: "2638"
part_name: "EXECUTIVE BRANCH ETHICS PROGRAM"
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. App. 101-505; E.O. 12674, 54 FR 15159, 3 CFR, 1989 Comp., p. 215, as modified by E.O. 12731, 55 FR 42547, 3 CFR, 1990 Comp., p. 306."
regulatory_source: "81 FR 76273, Nov. 2, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "2638"
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# 2638.502 Violations of criminal provisions related to government ethics.

Consistent with section 402(f) of the Act, nothing in this subpart authorizes the Director or any agency official to make a finding as to whether a provision of title 18, United States Code, or any other criminal law of the United States outside of such title, has been or is being violated. If the Director has information regarding the violation of a criminal law by an individual employee, the Director will notify an Inspector General or the Department of Justice.