---
kind: "section"
citation: "29 C.F.R. § 2570.80"
title: "29"
number: "2570.80"
heading: "Scope of rules."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/29/2570.80"
---

# §2570.80. Scope of rules.


The rules of practice set forth in this subpart are applicable to “502(l) civil penalty proceedings” (as defined in [§ 2570.82](/cfr/29/2570.82.md) of this subpart) under section 502(l) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA or the Act). Refer to [29 CFR 2560.502-1](/cfr/29/2560.502-1.md) for the definition of the relevant terms of ERISA [section 502(l)](/cfr/29/502.md?p=l).


## Notes

### Source

Source: 55 FR 25286, June 20, 1990, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 8477; 29 U.S.C. 1002(40), 1021, 1108, 1132, and 1135; sec. 102, Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1978, 5 U.S.C. App at 672 (2006); Secretary of Labor's Order 3-2010, 75 FR 55354 (September 10, 2010) Subpart I is also issued under 29 U.S.C. 1132(c)(8).

### Source

Source: 53 FR 37476, Sept. 26, 1988, unless otherwise noted.