---
kind: "section"
citation: "31 C.F.R. § 16.9"
title: "31"
number: "16.9"
heading: "Answer."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/31/16.9"
---

# §16.9. Answer.

- (a) The defendant may request a hearing by filing an answer with the reviewing official within 30 days of service of the complaint. An answer shall be deemed to be a request for hearing.
- (b) **In the answer, the defendant—**
  - (1) Shall admit or deny each of the allegations of liability made in the complaint;
  - (2) Shall state any defense on which the defendant intends to rely;
  - (3) May state any reasons why the defendant contends that the penalties and assessments should be less than the statutory maximum; and
  - (4) Shall state whether the defendant has authorized an attorney to act as defendant's representative, and shall state the name, address, and telephone number of the representative.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 3801-3812.

### Source

Source: 52 FR 35071, Sept. 17, 1987, unless otherwise noted.