---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 U.S.C. § 1505"
title: "5"
title_heading: "Government Organization and Employees"
number: "1505"
heading: "Hearings; adjudications; notice of determinations"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/5/1505"
units:
  - "Part II — Civil Service Functions and Responsibilities"
  - "Chapter 15 — Political Activity of Certain State and Local Employees"
---

# §1505. Hearings; adjudications; notice of determinations


Either the [State or local officer or employee](/usc/5/1501.md?p=4) or the [State or local agency](/usc/5/1501.md?p=2) employing him, or both, are entitled to appear with counsel at the hearing under [section 1504 of this title](/usc/5/1504.md), and be heard. After this hearing, the Merit Systems Protection Board shall—

- (1) determine whether a violation of [section 1502 of this title](/usc/5/1502.md) has occurred;
- (2) determine whether the violation warrants the removal of the officer or employee from his office or employment; and
- (3) notify the officer or employee and the agency of the determination by registered or certified mail.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 405; Pub. L. 95–454, title IX, § 906(a)(6), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1225.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Derivation | U.S. Code | Revised Statutes and<br>Statutes at Large |
|  | 5 U.S.C. 118k(b) (3d sentence, less 4th, through 17th words, and 4th sentence). | July 19, 1940, ch. 640, § 4 “Sec. 12(b) (3d sentence, less 4th through 17th words, and 4th sentence)”, 54 Stat. 768.<br>June 11, 1960, Pub. L. 86–507, § 1(1), 74 Stat. 200. |

Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.

### Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1978—Pub. L. 95–454 substituted “Merit Systems Protection Board” for “Civil Service Commission”.

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1978 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 95–454 effective 90 days after Oct. 13, 1978, see section 907 of Pub. L. 95–454, set out as a note under section 1101 of this title.