---
kind: "section"
citation: "32 C.F.R. § 200.2005"
title: "32"
number: "200.2005"
heading: "Ex parte contacts."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/32/200.2005"
---

# §200.2005. Ex parte contacts.


No party or person (except employees of the ALJ's office) will communicate in any way with the ALJ on any matter at issue in a case, unless on notice and opportunity for all parties to participate. This section does not prohibit a person or party from inquiring about the status of a case or asking routine questions concerning administrative functions or procedures.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 10 U.S.C. chapter 55; 42 U.S.C. 1320a-7a.

### Source

Source: 85 FR 60705, Sept. 28, 2020, unless otherwise noted.