---
kind: "section"
citation: "10 C.F.R. § 13.15"
title: "10"
number: "13.15"
heading: "Ex parte contacts."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/10/13.15"
---

# §13.15. 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.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 3801 through 3812; 44 U.S.C. 3504 note. Section 13.3 also issued under 28 U.S.C. 2461 note. Section 13.13 also issued under 31 U.S.C. 3730.

### Source

Source: 56 FR 47135, Sept. 18, 1991, unless otherwise noted.