{"data":{"id":"us/28-cfr-68.31","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"28 CFR 68.31","heading":"Separation of functions.","body":"No officer, employee, or agent of the Federal Government engaged in the performance of investigative or prosecutorial functions in connection with any proceeding shall, in that proceeding or a factually related proceeding, participate or advise in the decision of the Administrative Law Judge, except as a witness or counsel in the proceedings.","path":["Title 28—Judicial Administration","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","PART 68—RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS BEFORE ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES IN CASES INVOLVING ALLEGATIONS OF UNLAWFUL EMPLOYMENT OF ALIENS, UNFAIR IMMIGRATION-RELATED EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, AND DOCUMENT FRAUD"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-28.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:14Z","sha256":"2645ed0de3b94884f7313fe7c5b27ee4ed8315f5145f5c8c3d207a32db9c9af5","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/28-cfr-68.30","next":"us/28-cfr-68.32"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}