38 CFR § 48.500 - How are violations of this part determined for recipients other than individuals?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t38/s48.500"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "38 CFR § 48.500 - How are violations of this part determined for recipients other than individuals?"
title_number: 38
title_name: "Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief"
section_number: "48.500"
section_name: "How are violations of this part determined for recipients other than individuals?"
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS"
part_number: "48"
part_name: "GOVERNMENTWIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE (FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE)"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "41 U.S.C. 701,  38 U.S.C 501"
regulatory_source: "68 FR 66557, 66619, 66620, Nov. 26, 2003, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "48"
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# 48.500 How are violations of this part determined for recipients other than individuals?

A recipient other than an individual is in violation of the requirements of this part if the Secretary determines, in writing, that—

(a) The recipient has violated the requirements of subpart B of this part; or

(b) The number of convictions of the recipient's employees for violating criminal drug statutes in the workplace is large enough to indicate that the recipient has failed to make a good faith effort to provide a drug-free workplace.