---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 1209.13"
title: "5"
number: "1209.13"
heading: "Referral of findings to the Special Counsel."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/1209.13"
---

# §1209.13. Referral of findings to the Special Counsel.


When the Board determines in a proceeding under this part that there is reason to believe that a current Federal employee may have committed a prohibited personnel practice described at 5 U.S.C. [2302(b)(8)](/usc/5/2302.md?p=b-8) or [(b)(9)(A)(i)](/usc/5/2302.md?p=b-9-A-i), [(B)](/usc/5/2302.md?p=b-9-A-B), [(C)](/usc/5/2302.md?p=b-9-A-C), or [(D)](/usc/5/2302.md?p=b-9-A-D), the Board will refer the matter to the Special Counsel to investigate and take appropriate action under [5 U.S.C. 1215](/usc/5/1215.md).


## Notes

### Amendments

[78 FR 39548, July 2, 2013]

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 1204, 1221, 2302(b)(8) and (b)(9)(A)(i), (B), (C), or (D), and 7701.

### Source

Source: 55 FR 28592, July 12, 1990, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[78 FR 39548, July 2, 2013]