24 CFR § 180.220 - Separation of functions.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t24/s180.220"
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title: "24 CFR § 180.220 - Separation of functions."
title_number: 24
title_name: "Housing and Urban Development"
section_number: "180.220"
section_name: "Separation of functions."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT"
part_number: "180"
part_name: "CONSOLIDATED HUD HEARING PROCEDURES FOR CIVIL RIGHTS MATTERS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "28 U.S.C. 1 note; 29 U.S.C. 794; 42 U.S.C. 2000d-1, 3535(d), 3601-3619, 5301-5320, and 6103."
regulatory_source: "61 FR 52218, Oct. 4, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
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# 180.220 Separation of functions.

No officer, employee, or agent of the Federal Government engaged in the performance of investigative, conciliatory, or prosecutorial functions in connection with the proceeding shall, in that proceeding or any factually related proceeding under this part, participate or advise in the decision of the ALJ, except as a witness or counsel during the proceedings or in its appellate review.