{"data":{"id":"us/34-cfr-33.5","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"34 CFR 33.5","heading":"Review by the reviewing official.","body":"(a) If, based on the report of the investigating official under § 33.4(b), the reviewing official determines that there is adequate evidence to believe that a person is liable under § 33.3 of this part, the reviewing official transmits to the Attorney General a written notice of the reviewing official's intention to issue a complaint under § 33.7.\n(b) The notice must include—\n(1) A statement of the reviewing official's reasons for issuing a complaint;\n(2) A statement specifying the evidence that supports the allegations of liability;\n(3) A description of the claims or statements upon which the allegations of liability are based;\n(4) An estimate of the amount of money or the value of property, services, or other benefits requested or demanded in violation of § 33.3;\n(5) A statement of any exculpatory or mitigating circumstances that may relate to the claims or statements known by the reviewing official or the investigating official; and\n(6) A statement that there is a reasonable prospect of collecting an appropriate amount of penalties and assessments. Such a statement may be based upon information then known or an absence of any information indicating that the person may be unable to pay such an amount.","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":"6e908ec8526a167cddac2150fd39a3f962b59515deff50797b9242feaa15f6a2","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/34-cfr-33.4","next":"us/34-cfr-33.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}