{"data":{"id":"us/24-cfr-28.20","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"24 CFR 28.20","heading":"Request for approval by the Department of Justice.","body":"(a) If the General Counsel or designee determines that the Report of Investigation supports an action under this part, he or she must submit a written request to the Department of Justice for approval to issue a complaint under § 28.25.\n(b) The request shall include a description of the claims or statements at issue; the evidence supporting the allegations; an estimate of the amount of money or the value of property, services, or other benefits requested or demanded in violation of § 28.10; any exculpatory or mitigating circumstances that may relate to the claims or statements; and a statement that there is a reasonable prospect of collecting an appropriate amount of penalties and assessments.","path":["Title 24—Housing and Urban Development","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development","PART 28—IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT OF 1986"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-24.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:55Z","sha256":"db76a6e760acfbf5031956a9290f2a2b1ee00d06d5280b0e0e08f73d15ce1d62","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/24-cfr-28.15","next":"us/24-cfr-28.25"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}