{"data":{"id":"us/22-cfr-18.14","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"22 CFR 18.14","heading":"Hearing examiner.","body":"(a) After an answer is filed, if the Director General decides to continue the administrative disciplinary proceedings, he/she shall appoint a hearing examiner to conduct those proceedings under this part.\n(b) Authorities. Among other powers, the hearing examiner shall have authority, in connection with any proceeding assigned or referred to him/her, to do the following:\n(1) Take evidence under appropriate formalities;\n(2) Make rulings upon motions and requests;\n(3) Determine the time and place of hearing and regulate its course and conduct;\n(4) Adopt rules of procedure and modify the same from time to time as occasion requires for the orderly disposition of proceedings;\n(5) Rule upon offers of proof, receive relevant evidence, and examine witnesses;\n(6) Take or authorize the taking of depositions;\n(7) Receive and consider oral or written argument on facts or law;\n(8) Hold or provide for the holding of conferences for the settlement or simplification of the issues by consent of the parties;\n(9) Perform such acts and take such measures as are necessary or appropriate to the efficient conduct of any proceeding; and\n(10) Make initial decisions.","path":["Title 22—Foreign Relations","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF STATE","SUBCHAPTER B—PERSONNEL","PART 18—REGULATIONS CONCERNING POST EMPLOYMENT CONFLICT OF INTEREST","Subpart C—Administrative Enforcement Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-22.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:49Z","sha256":"a3dd403c5f2a79d0f30b879a54246d55c6edb95b3cb01e0f37f3b9c37a86afa4","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/22-cfr-18.13","next":"us/22-cfr-18.15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}