---
kind: "section"
citation: "11 C.F.R. § 111.10"
title: "11"
number: "111.10"
heading: "Investigation (52 U.S.C. 30109 (a)(2))."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/11/111.10"
---

# §111.10. Investigation (52 U.S.C. 30109 (a)(2)).

- (a) An investigation shall be conducted in any case in which the Commission finds reason to believe that a violation of a statute or regulation over which the Commission has jurisdiction has occurred or is about to occur.
- (b) In its investigation, the Commission may utilize the provisions of [11 CFR 111.11 through 111.15](/cfr/11/111.11..111.15.md). The investigation may include, but is not limited to, field investigations, audits, and other methods of information-gathering.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 52 U.S.C. 30102(i), 30109, 30107(a), 30111(a)(8); 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; 31 U.S.C. 3701, 3711, 3716-3719, and 3720A, as amended; 31 CFR parts 285 and 900-904.

### Source

Source: 45 FR 15120, Mar. 7, 1980, unless otherwise noted.