---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 156.923"
title: "45"
number: "156.923"
heading: "Communications with the ALJ."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/156.923"
---

# §156.923. Communications with the ALJ.


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


## Notes

### Source

Source: 78 FR 65101, Oct. 30, 2013, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 18021-18024, 18031-18032, 18041-18042, 18044, 18054, 18061, 18063, 18071, 18082, and 26 U.S.C. 36B.

### Source

Source: 76 FR 77411, Dec. 13, 2011, unless otherwise noted.