---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 12.62"
title: "21"
number: "12.62"
heading: "Commencement of functions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/12.62"
---

# §12.62. Commencement of functions.


The functions of the presiding officer begin upon designation and end upon the filing of the initial decision.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 141-149, 321-393, 467f, 679, 821, 1034; 42 U.S.C. 201, 262, 263b-263n, 264; 15 U.S.C. 1451-1461; 5 U.S.C. 551-558, 701-721; 28 U.S.C. 2112.

### Source

Source: 44 FR 22339, Apr. 13, 1979, unless otherwise noted.