20 CFR § 261.3 - Change of legal interpretation or administrative ruling.

---
identifier: "/us/cfr/t20/s261.3"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "20 CFR § 261.3 - Change of legal interpretation or administrative ruling."
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "261.3"
section_name: "Change of legal interpretation or administrative ruling."
chapter_name: "RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT"
part_number: "261"
part_name: "ADMINISTRATIVE FINALITY"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "45 U.S.C. 231f."
regulatory_source: "62 FR 45713, Aug. 29, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "261"
---


# 261.3 Change of legal interpretation or administrative ruling.

A change of legal interpretation or administrative ruling upon which a decision is based does not render a decision erroneous and does not provide a basis for reopening.