---
kind: "section"
citation: "24 C.F.R. § 28.20"
title: "24"
number: "28.20"
heading: "Request for approval by the Department of Justice."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/24/28.20"
---

# §28.20. Request for approval by the Department of Justice.

- (a) If the General Counsel or designee determines that the Report of Investigation supports an action under this part, he or she must submit a written request to the Department of Justice for approval to issue a complaint under [§ 28.25](/cfr/24/28.25.md).
- (b) The request shall include a description of the claims or statements at issue; the evidence supporting the allegations; an estimate of the amount of money or the value of property, services, or other benefits requested or demanded in violation of [§ 28.10](/cfr/24/28.10.md); any exculpatory or mitigating circumstances that may relate to the claims or statements; and a statement that there is a reasonable prospect of collecting an appropriate amount of penalties and assessments.

## Notes

### Amendments

[73 FR 76831, Dec. 17, 2008]

### Authority

Authority: 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; 31 U.S.C. 3801-3812; 42 U.S.C. 3535(d).

### Source

Source: 61 FR 50213, Sept. 24, 1996, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[73 FR 76831, Dec. 17, 2008]