10 CFR § 1013.15 - contacts.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t10/s1013.15"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "10 CFR § 1013.15 - contacts."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "1013.15"
section_name: "contacts."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (GENERAL PROVISIONS)"
part_number: "1013"
part_name: "PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES AND PROCEDURES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "31 U.S.C. 3801-3812; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note."
regulatory_source: "53 FR 44385, Nov. 3, 1988, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1013"
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# 1013.15 contacts.

No party or person (except employees of the ALJ's office) shall communicate in any way with the ALJ on any matter at issue in a case, unless on notice and opportunity for all parties to participate. This provision does not prohibit a person or party from inquiring about the status of a case or asking routine questions concerning administrative functions or procedures.