---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 1210.17"
title: "5"
number: "1210.17"
heading: "Hearings."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/1210.17"
---

# §1210.17. Hearings.

- (a) **Right to a hearing.** An appellant has a right to a hearing as set forth in [5 U.S.C. 7701(a)](/usc/5/7701.md?p=a).
- (b) **General.** Hearings may be held in-person, by video or by telephone at the discretion of the administrative judge.
- (c) **Scheduling the hearing.** The administrative judge will set the hearing date during the initial status conference. A hearing generally will be scheduled to occur no later than 18 days after the appeal is filed.
- (d) **Length of hearings.** Hearings generally will be limited to no more than 1 day. The administrative judge, at his or her discretion, may allow for a longer hearing.
- (e) **Court reporters.** The MSPB will contract for a court reporter to be present at hearings.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 1204 and 7701, and 38 U.S.C. 713.

### Source

Source: 79 FR 48943, Aug. 19, 2014, unless otherwise noted.