28 CFR § 54.540 - Advertising.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t28/s54.540"
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title: "28 CFR § 54.540 - Advertising."
title_number: 28
title_name: "Judicial Administration"
section_number: "54.540"
section_name: "Advertising."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
part_number: "54"
part_name: "NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEX IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "20 U.S.C. 1681, 1682, 1683, 1685, 1686, 1687, 1688."
regulatory_source: "Order No. 2320-2000, 65 FR 52865, 52880, Aug. 30, 2000, unless otherwise noted."
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# 54.540 Advertising.

A recipient shall not in any advertising related to employment indicate preference, limitation, specification, or discrimination based on sex unless sex is a bona fide occupational qualification for the particular job in question.