11 CFR § 7.4 - Reporting suspected violations.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t11/s7.4"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "11 CFR § 7.4 - Reporting suspected violations."
title_number: 11
title_name: "Federal Elections"
section_number: "7.4"
section_name: "Reporting suspected violations."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION"
part_number: "7"
part_name: "STANDARDS OF CONDUCT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "52 U.S.C. 30106, 30107, and 30111; 5 U.S.C. 7321 and app. 3."
regulatory_source: "76 FR 70330, Nov. 14, 2011, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "7"
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# 7.4 Reporting suspected violations.
Commissioners and employees shall disclose immediately any suspected violation of a statute or of a rule set forth in this part or of a rule set forth in 5 CFR parts 735, 2634, 2635, 2640, or 4701 to the Designated Agency Ethics Official, the Office of Inspector General, or other appropriate law enforcement authorities.