{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-498.205","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 498.205","heading":"Ex parte contacts.","body":"No party or person (except employees of the ALJ's office) will communicate in any way with the ALJ on any matter at issue in a case, unless on notice and opportunity for all parties to participate. This provision does not prohibit a person or party from inquiring about the status of a case or asking routine questions concerning administrative functions or procedures.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER III—SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION","PART 498—CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES, ASSESSMENTS AND RECOMMENDED EXCLUSIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"137dc48fe067c06d6d28e17d97846836cb13b7cfc01cf0fdc5178717d9f42c73","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-498.204","next":"us/20-cfr-498.206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}