45 CFR § 681.25 - Where is the hearing held?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t45/s681.25"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "45 CFR § 681.25 - Where is the hearing held?"
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "681.25"
section_name: "Where is the hearing held?"
chapter_name: "NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION"
part_number: "681"
part_name: "PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT REGULATIONS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
regulatory_source: "74 FR 26794, June 4, 2009, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "681"
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# 681.25 Where is the hearing held?

The ALJ will hold the hearing in any judicial district of the United States:

(a) In which the defendant resides or transacts business; or

(b) In which the claim or statement on which liability is based was made to NSF; or

(c) As agreed upon by the defendant and the ALJ.