---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 498.205"
title: "20"
number: "498.205"
heading: "Ex parte contacts."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/498.205"
---

# §498.205. Ex parte contacts.


No party or person (except employees of the ALJ's office) will communicate in any way with the ALJ on any matter at issue in a case, unless on notice and opportunity for all parties to participate. This provision does not prohibit a person or party from inquiring about the status of a case or asking routine questions concerning administrative functions or procedures.


## Notes

### Amendments

[61 FR 65469, Dec. 13, 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 65469, Dec. 13, 1996]