---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 498.132"
title: "20"
number: "498.132"
heading: "Limitations."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/498.132"
---

# §498.132. Limitations.


The Office of the Inspector General may initiate a proceeding in accordance with [§ 498.109(a)](/cfr/20/498.109.md?p=a) to determine whether to impose a penalty and assessment, as applicable—

- (a) In cases brought under section 1129 of the Social Security Act, after receiving authorization from the Attorney General pursuant to procedures agreed upon by the Inspector General and the Attorney General; and
- (b) **Within 6 years from the date on which the violation was committed.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[61 FR 18081, Apr. 24, 1996]

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 702(a)(5), 1129, and 1140 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 902(a)(5), 1320a-8, and 1320b-10).

### Source

Source: 60 FR 58226, Nov. 27, 1995, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[61 FR 18081, Apr. 24, 1996]