{"data":{"id":"us/34-cfr-33.15","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"34 CFR 33.15","heading":"Ex parte contacts.","body":"No party or person (except employees of the ALJ's office) may communicate in any way with the ALJ on any matter at issue in a case, unless on notice and opportunity for all parties to participate. This provision does not prohibit a person or party from inquiring about the status of a case or asking routine questions concerning administrative functions or procedures.","path":["Title 34—Education","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary, Department of Education","PART 33—PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-34.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:40Z","sha256":"e4e5e8a000c33c3d45f2b8e5740cfb92f3e8999ab3104fbcbaed059df8912aa7","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/34-cfr-33.14","next":"us/34-cfr-33.16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}