41 CFR § 105-70.015 - Ex parte contacts.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t41/s105-70.015"
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title: "41 CFR § 105-70.015 - Ex parte contacts."
title_number: 41
title_name: "Public Contracts and Property Management"
section_number: "105-70.015"
section_name: "Ex parte contacts."
chapter_number: 105
chapter_name: "GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "105-70"
part_name: "70—IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT OF 1986"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "40 U.S.C. 121(c); 31 U.S.C. 3809."
regulatory_source: "52 FR 45188, Nov. 25, 1987, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "105-70"
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# 105-70.015 Ex parte contacts.

No party or person (except employees of the ALJ's office) shall communicate in any way with the ALJ on any matter at issue in a case, unless on notice and opportunity for all parties to participate. This provision does not prohibit a person or party from inquiring about the status of a case or asking routine questions concerning administrative functions or procedures.