14 CFR § 305.2 - Definition.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t14/s305.2"
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title: "14 CFR § 305.2 - Definition."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "305.2"
section_name: "Definition."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (AVIATION PROCEEDINGS)"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "PROCEDURAL REGULATIONS"
part_number: "305"
part_name: "RULES OF PRACTICE IN INFORMAL NONPUBLIC INVESTIGATIONS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "49 U.S.C. chapters 401, 417, 461; 5 U.S.C. 555, 556."
regulatory_source: "Docket No. 82, 50 FR 2421, Jan. 16, 1985, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "305"
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# 305.2 Definition.

For the purpose of, and as used in this part, the term *investigation* means a non-adjudicatory, informal nonpublic investigation for the purpose of determining whether formal enforcement action should be instituted with respect to alleged violations of law.