{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-1174.31","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 1174.31","heading":"Sanctions for misconduct.","body":"(a) The ALJ may sanction a person, including any party or representative, for failing to comply with an order, or for engaging in other misconduct that interferes with the speedy, orderly, and fair conduct of a hearing.\n(b) Any such sanction shall reasonably relate to the severity and nature of the misconduct.\n(c) When a party fails to comply with an order, including an order for taking a deposition, producing evidence within the party's control, or responding to a request for admission, the ALJ may:\n(1) Draw an inference in favor of the requesting party with regard to the information sought;\n(2) In the case of requests for admission, deem each matter for which an admission is requested to be admitted;\n(3) Prohibit the party failing to comply with such order from introducing evidence concerning, or otherwise relying upon testimony relating to, the information sought; and\n(4) Strike any part of the pleadings or other submissions filed by the party failing to comply with such a request.\n(d) The ALJ may refuse to consider any motion, request, response, brief or other document which is not filed in a timely fashion.\n(e) If a party fails to prosecute or defend an action under this part that is commenced by service of a hearing notice, the ALJ may dismiss the action or may issue an initial decision imposing penalties and assessments.","path":["Title 45—Public Welfare","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Welfare","CHAPTER XI—NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES","SUBCHAPTER D—NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES","PART 1174—PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT REGULATIONS","Subpart D—Hearing Procedures"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-45.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:21Z","sha256":"50fb3b17db112c5568c466738c6efe4aec2242130ff4eb819e49ea18d9cb48af","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-1174.30","next":"us/45-cfr-1174.32"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}