{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-27.15","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 27.15","heading":"Ex parte contacts.","body":"No party or person (except employees of the presiding officer's office) shall communicate in any way with the presiding officer 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 question concerning administrative functions or procedures.","path":["Title 40—Protection of Environment","CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL","PART 27—PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-40.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:04Z","sha256":"ea5276687c7413f0d5f68be98644d2fc235c9c3f5b0de7470afbefe989a09479","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-27.14","next":"us/40-cfr-27.16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}