---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 1264.145"
title: "14"
number: "1264.145"
heading: "Compromise or settlement."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/1264.145"
---

# §1264.145. Compromise or settlement.

- (a) Parties may make offers of compromise or settlement at any time, including proposals for alternative dispute resolution.
- (b) The reviewing official has the exclusive authority to compromise or settle a case under this part at any time after the date on which the reviewing official is permitted to refer allegations of liability to a presiding officer and before the date on which the presiding officer issues an initial decision.
- (c) The authority head has exclusive authority to compromise or settle a case under this part at any time after the date on which the presiding officer issues an initial decision, except during the pendency of any judicial review under [§ 1264.141](/cfr/14/1264.141.md) or during the pendency of any civil action to collect penalties and assessments under [§ 1264.142](/cfr/14/1264.142.md).
- (d) The Attorney General has exclusive authority to compromise or settle a case under this part during the pendency of any judicial review under [31 U.S.C. 3805](/usc/31/3805.md) or of any civil action to recover penalties and assessments under [31 U.S.C. 3806](/usc/31/3806.md).
- (e) The investigating official may recommend settlement terms to the reviewing official, the authority head, or the Attorney General, as appropriate. The reviewing official may recommend settlement terms to the authority head, or the Attorney General, as appropriate.
- (f) Any compromise or settlement must be in writing.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 3809, 51 U.S.C. 20113(a).

### Source

Source: 52 FR 39498, Oct. 22, 1987, unless otherwise noted.