{"data":{"id":"us/28-cfr-80.3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"28 CFR 80.3","heading":"Transaction.","body":"The entire transaction which is the subject of the request must be an actual—not a hypothetical—transaction but need not involve only prospective conduct. However, a request will not be considered unless that portion of the transaction for which an opinion is sought involves only prospective conduct. An executed contract is not a prerequisite and, in most—if not all—instances, an opinion request should be made prior to the requestor's commitment to proceed with a transaction.","path":["Title 28—Judicial Administration","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","PART 80—FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT OPINION PROCEDURE"],"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":"a5b276746968a09de0bd6ebd1db8a5c9938bfed43f86d1b93d9828901233e5e3","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/28-cfr-80.2","next":"us/28-cfr-80.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}