---
kind: "section"
citation: "22 C.F.R. § 143.32"
title: "22"
number: "143.32"
heading: "Complaints."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/22/143.32"
---

# §143.32. Complaints.

- (a) Any person, individually or as a member of a class or on behalf of others, may file a complaint with an agency, alleging discrimination prohibited by these regulations based on an action occurring on or after July 1, 1979. A complainant shall file a complaint within 180 days from the date the complainant first had knowledge of the alleged act of discrimination. However, for good cause shown, the agency may extend this time limit.
- (b) The agency will attempt to facilitate the filing of complaints wherever possible, including taking the following measures:
  - (1) Accepting as a sufficient complaint, any written statement which identifies the parties involved, describes generally the action or practice complained of, and is signed by the complainant.
  - (2) Freely permitting a complainant to add information to the complaint to meet the requirements of a sufficient complaint.
  - (3) Widely disseminating information regarding the obligations of recipients under the Act and these regulations.
  - (4) Notifying the complainant and the recipient of their rights under the complaint procedure, including the right to have a representative at all stages of the complaint process.
  - (5) Notifying the complainant and the recipient (or their representatives) of their right to contact the agency for information and assistance regarding the complaint resolution process.
- (c) The agency will return to the complainant any complaint outside the jurisdiction of these regulations and will state the reason(s) why it is outside the jurisdiction of these regulations.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, (42 U.S.C. 6101 et seq. ); 22 U.S.C. 2658; 45 CFR part 90.

### Source

Source: 45 FR 31713, May 14, 1980, unless otherwise noted.