---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 2554.31"
title: "45"
number: "2554.31"
heading: "Where is the hearing held?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/2554.31"
---

# §2554.31. Where is the hearing held?


The ALJ will hold the hearing in any judicial district of the United States:

- (a) In which the defendant resides or transacts business; or
- (b) In which the claim or statement on which liability is based was made, presented or submitted to the Corporation; or
- (c) **As agreed upon by the defendant and the ALJ.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Pub. L. 99-509, Secs. 6101-6104, 100 Stat. 1874 (31 U.S.C. 3801-3812); 42 U.S.C. 12651c-12651d.

### Source

Source: 72 FR 61912, Oct. 20, 2006, unless otherwise noted.