{"data":{"id":"us/13-cfr-142.32","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"13 CFR 142.32","heading":"When does the initial decision of the ALJ become final?","body":"(a) The initial decision of the ALJ becomes the final decision of SBA, and shall be binding on all parties 30 days after it is issued, unless any party timely files a motion for reconsideration or any defendant adjudged to have submitted a false claim or statement timely appeals to the SBA Administrator, as set forth in § 142.33.\n(b) If the ALJ disposes of a motion for reconsideration by denying it or by issuing a revised initial decision, the ALJ's order on the motion for reconsideration becomes the final decision of SBA 30 days after the order is issued, unless a defendant adjudged to have submitted a false claim or statement timely appeals to the Administrator, within 30 days of the ALJ's order, as set forth in § 142.33.","path":["Title 13—Business Credit and Assistance","CHAPTER I—SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION","PART 142—ADMINISTRATIVE FALSE CLAIMS ACT REGULATIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-13.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:18Z","sha256":"2646a6fcb4c0e53a8e954f77f911f2bdf171f92659b3d0beabe6e390ac18b353","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/13-cfr-142.31","next":"us/13-cfr-142.33"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}