{"data":{"id":"us/31-cfr-16.9","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"31 CFR 16.9","heading":"Answer.","body":"(a) The defendant may request a hearing by filing an answer with the reviewing official within 30 days of service of the complaint. An answer shall be deemed to be a request for hearing.\n(b) In the answer, the defendant—\n(1) Shall admit or deny each of the allegations of liability made in the complaint;\n(2) Shall state any defense on which the defendant intends to rely;\n(3) May state any reasons why the defendant contends that the penalties and assessments should be less than the statutory maximum; and\n(4) Shall state whether the defendant has authorized an attorney to act as defendant's representative, and shall state the name, address, and telephone number of the representative.","path":["Title 31—Money and Finance: Treasury","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of the Treasury","PART 16—REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING THE PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT OF 1986"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-31.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:25Z","sha256":"4f8e985b5bcbe0dd9648ad3ce9159e7f646f25eac3b22ce6eb4f8c5102635502","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/31-cfr-16.8","next":"us/31-cfr-16.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}