7 CFR § 789.70 - Protection against claims.

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title: "7 CFR § 789.70 - Protection against claims."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "789.70"
section_name: "Protection against claims."
chapter_name: "FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "SPECIAL PROGRAMS"
part_number: "789"
part_name: "AGRICULTURE PRIORITIES AND ALLOCATIONS SYSTEM (APAS)"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "50 U.S.C. App. 2061-2170, 2171, and 2172; 42 U.S.C. 5195-5197h."
regulatory_source: "80 FR 63898, Oct. 22, 2015, unless otherwise noted."
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# 789.70 Protection against claims.

A person will not be held liable for damages or penalties for any act or failure to act resulting directly or indirectly from compliance with any provision of this part, or an official action, even if such provision or action is subsequently declared invalid by judicial or other competent authority.