---
kind: "section"
citation: "13 C.F.R. § 134.714"
title: "13"
number: "134.714"
heading: "When must the Judge issue his or her decision?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/13/134.714"
---

# §134.714. When must the Judge issue his or her decision?


The Judge shall issue a decision, insofar as practicable, within fifteen (15) business days after close of the record. The Judge's decision is the final agency decision and becomes effective upon issuance.


## Notes

### Amendments

[75 FR 62292, Oct. 7, 2010, as amended at 85 FR 63193, Oct. 7, 2020]

### Source

Source: 75 FR 62292, Oct. 7, 2010, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 504; 15 U.S.C. 632, 634(b)(6), 634(i), 637(a), 648(l), 656(i), 657t and 687(c); E.O. 12549, 51 FR 6370, 3 CFR, 1986 Comp., p. 189. Subpart J issued under 15 U.S.C. 657f. Subpart K issued under 15 U.S.C. 657f. Subpart L issued under 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36); Pub. L. 116-136, 134 Stat. 281; Pub. L. 116-139, 134 Stat. 620; Pub. L. 116-142, 134 Stat. 641; and Pub. L. 116-147, 134 Stat. 660. Subpart M issued under 15 U.S.C. 657a; Pub. L. 117-81, 135 Stat. 1541.

### Source

Source: 61 FR 2683, Jan. 29, 1996, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[75 FR 62292, Oct. 7, 2010, as amended at 85 FR 63193, Oct. 7, 2020]