---
kind: "section"
citation: "18 C.F.R. § 385.703"
title: "18"
number: "385.703"
heading: "Contents of decisions (Rule 703)."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/18/385.703"
---

# §385.703. Contents of decisions (Rule 703).


Any decision in a proceeding is part of the record of that proceeding and will contain:

- (a) A ruling on each exception presented and any finding or conclusion, with supporting reasons, on any material issue of fact, law, or discretion presented on the record; and
- (b) **The appropriate rule, order, sanction, relief, or a denial of any rule, order, motion, or relief.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 551-557; 15 U.S.C. 717-717w, 3301-3432; 16 U.S.C. 791a-825v, 2601-2645; 28 U.S.C. 2461; 31 U.S.C 3701, 9701; 42 U.S.C. 7101-7352, 16441, 16451-16463; 49 U.S.C. 60502; 49 App. U.S.C. 1-85 (1988); 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (1990); 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (2015).

### Source

Source: Order 225, 47 FR 19022, May 3, 1982, unless otherwise noted.