{"data":{"id":"us/29-cfr-1601.27","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"29 CFR 1601.27","heading":"Civil actions by the Commission.","body":"The Commission may bring a civil action against any respondent named in a charge not a government, governmental agency or political subdivision, after thirty (30) days from the date of the filing of a charge with the Commission unless a conciliation agreement acceptable to the Commission has been secured: Provided, however, That the Commission may seek preliminary or temporary relief pursuant to section 706(f)(2) of title VII, according to the procedures set forth in § 1601.23 of this part, at any time.","path":["Title 29—Labor","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Labor","CHAPTER XIV—EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION","PART 1601—PROCEDURAL REGULATIONS","Subpart B—Procedure for the Prevention of Unlawful Employment Practices"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-29.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:20Z","sha256":"e45a582d4c4e9c23e335a8be6accd5020ae22396ca15d2f36656b826fee95241","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/29-cfr-1601.26","next":"us/29-cfr-1601.28"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}