{"data":{"id":"us/36-cfr-1251.4","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"36 CFR 1251.4","heading":"May employees provide records or give testimony in response to a demand without authorization?","body":"No, except as otherwise permitted by § 1251.14 of this part, no employee may produce records and information or provide any testimony relating to agency information in response to a demand, or other legal request, without the prior, written approval of the General Counsel.","path":["Title 36—Parks, Forests, and Public Property","CHAPTER XII—NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION","SUBCHAPTER C—PUBLIC AVAILABILITY AND USE","PART 1251—TESTIMONY BY NARA EMPLOYEES RELATING TO AGENCY INFORMATION AND PRODUCTION OF RECORDS IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-36.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:44Z","sha256":"39f0782f26dd16612be2800881b10f69c2511b3df53acbebde9122d6454fb92b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/36-cfr-1251.3","next":"us/36-cfr-1251.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}