45 CFR § 213.26 - Exclusion from hearing for misconduct.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t45/s213.26"
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title: "45 CFR § 213.26 - Exclusion from hearing for misconduct."
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "213.26"
section_name: "Exclusion from hearing for misconduct."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF FAMILY ASSISTANCE (ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS), ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
part_number: "213"
part_name: "PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR HEARINGS TO STATES ON CONFORMITY OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PLANS TO FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "Sec. 1102, 49 Stat. 647; 42 U.S.C. 1302."
regulatory_source: "36 FR 1454, Jan. 29, 1971, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "213"
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# 213.26 Exclusion from hearing for misconduct.

Disrespectful, disorderly, or contumacious language or contemptuous conduct, refusal to comply with directions, or continued use of dilatory tactics by any person at the hearing before a presiding officer shall constitute grounds for immediate exclusion of such person from the hearing by the presiding officer.