---
kind: "section"
citation: "38 C.F.R. § 42.12"
title: "38"
number: "42.12"
heading: "Notice of hearing."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/38/42.12"
---

# §42.12. Notice of hearing.

- (a) When the ALJ receives the complaint and answer, the ALJ shall promptly serve a notice of hearing upon the defendant in the manner prescribed by [§ 42.8](/cfr/38/42.8.md) of this part. At the same time, the ALJ shall send a copy of such notice to the representative for the Government.
- (b) The notice shall include—
  - (1) The tentative time and place, and the nature of the hearing;
  - (2) The legal authority and jurisdiction under which the hearing is to be held;
  - (3) The matters of fact and law to be asserted;
  - (4) A description of the procedures for the conduct of the hearing;
  - (5) The name, address, and telephone number of the representative of the Government and the defendant, if any; and
  - (6) **Other matters the ALJ deems appropriate.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Pub. L. 99-509, secs. 6101-6104, 100 Stat. 1874, codified at 31 U.S.C. 3801-3812.

### Source

Source: 53 FR 16710, May 11, 1988, unless otherwise noted.