17 CFR § 10.31 - Parties.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t17/s10.31"
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title: "17 CFR § 10.31 - Parties."
title_number: 17
title_name: "Commodity and Securities Exchanges"
section_number: "10.31"
section_name: "Parties."
chapter_name: "COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION"
part_number: "10"
part_name: "RULES OF PRACTICE"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "Pub. L. 93-463, sec. 101(a)(11), 88 Stat. 1391; 7 U.S.C. 2(a)(12)."
regulatory_source: "41 FR 2511, Jan. 16, 1976, unless otherwise noted."
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# 10.31 Parties.

The parties to an adjudicatory proceeding shall include the Division of Enforcement, each respondent named in the complaint and each person permitted to intervene pursuant to § 10.33 of these rules. A respondent shall cease to be a party or purposes of a pending proceeding when (a) a default order is entered against him pursuant to § 10.93; or (b) the Commission accepts an offer of settlement pursuant to § 10.108 of these rules.