13 CFR § 142.28 - Where is the hearing held?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t13/s142.28"
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title: "13 CFR § 142.28 - Where is the hearing held?"
title_number: 13
title_name: "Business Credit and Assistance"
section_number: "142.28"
section_name: "Where is the hearing held?"
chapter_name: "SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "142"
part_name: "PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT REGULATIONS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "15 U.S.C. 634(b); 31 U.S.C. 3803(g)(2)."
regulatory_source: "61 FR 2691, Jan. 29, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
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# 142.28 Where is the hearing held?

The ALJ will hold the hearing in any judicial district of the United States:

(a) In which the defendant resides or transacts business; or

(b) In which the claim or statement on which liability is based was made, presented or submitted to SBA; or

(c) As agreed upon by the defendant and the ALJ.